Kea Wilson
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America: Show Us Your Best Bus Stops!
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For 2022 only, we're inviting you to send us your submissions for America's Best Bus Stop. Here's how.
St. Louis Lawmakers Refuse to Ban Legislating While Driving … While Driving
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St. Louis's controversial decision to vote down a resolution that would have banned legislators from voting over Zoom while driving is sparking a heated conversation about distracted driving, and how little America does to stop it.
USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate
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No "complete streets" policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the structural barriers that make safe transportation networks so hard to build in the first place, new U.S. DOT guidance says.
THE BRAKE: Why Road Diets Fail — And How to Help Them Win
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This week's episode of The Brake tackles the tough questions of why redesigning killer roads is so controversial.
When Road Diets Get Rolled Back: Philadelphia Edition
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When should transportation leaders stop and listen to community members who resist road safety projects — and when should they carry on with plans to calm dangerous streets?
Why Traffic Violence Victims Can’t Sue Automakers That Advertise Cars That Kill
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Legal experts explain why the victims of traffic violence can't likely sue U.S. automakers on the basis that their advertising campaigns lead drivers to misuse cars.
THE BRAKE: Why There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Car Accident’
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In our new Streetsblog USA podcast, we talk to journalist and sustainable transportation advocate Jessie Singer about her new book, "There Are No Accidents."
World’s Sorriest Bike Infrastructure
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Last week, the good people behind the must-watch YouTube channel Not Just Bikes took to Twitter to ask their followers a critical question: what's the worst "bike-centered" road project you've ever seen, and what, exactly, makes it so bad?
Six Ways AVs Could Reshape Cities; Not for the Better
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A recent Congressional hearing on "the road ahead for automated vehicles" largely ignored the potentially devastating effect that personally owned AVs could have on the neighborhoods those cars drive through.
STUDY: What A Lifetime of Car Ownership Costs
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The average motorist will pay a whopping $650,000 on the low end to own a car over his or her lifetime, and society will pick up over 40 percent of the tab, a new study finds.
Feds: Megacar Owners Actually Drove More In 2020 Than 2019
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The owners of the largest passenger cars on the road actually drove more in 2020 than they did in 2019, according to new data that can also explain why road deaths surged so sharply during the early days of the pandemic.
Does America Need a ‘Mobility Bill of Rights’?
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And more important: what should be included in it?