Kea Wilson
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The Most Dangerous Roads in America for Walkers
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Three quarters of the most fatal roads in America for pedestrians are located in low-income neighborhoods, a new study finds — and they overwhelmingly share a handful of notoriously dangerous design characteristics that communities can and must eliminate on any corridor where residents are expected to walk.
STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Stop Car Crashes
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An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops — which increase the possibility of dangerous contact between people of color and law enforcement — does not lessen car-crash rates.
Report: To Make Transit Safe, Rethink Transit Cops
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Transit agencies need to do more to make sure their networks are comprehensively safe — and that may include reforming, defunding, or outright removing police from these critical public spaces, a new report argues.
U.S. Finally Gets First Mobility as a Service Platform
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Pittsburgh just became the first U.S. community where every resident can feasibly and affordably trade their private cars for an app. Today, the Steel City will launch its long-awaited Move PGH pilot, which is being touted as the first comprehensive “mobility as a service” (MaaS) app in United States history. Under the program, residents will […]
U.S. Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs
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The latest Senate transportation bill would make it legal for freight companies to hire teenagers to drive big rigs, among other dangerous new policies that advocates say have no place in federal law.
Streetsblog Watched F9 So You Don’t Have To
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I write about car crashes all day. Here's my take on the new "Fast and the Furious" movie.
Study: Driving to Save Time Just Slows Everyone Down
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Researchers have found that making driving more convenient ends up ensuring that a community will be choked by gridlock, and everyone will have a slower trip.
An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds
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The two-wheeled electric vehicle revolution is taking off — but is Washington up to the task?
Fear of Assault Keeps Women From Walking
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And transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars.
Three Turning Restrictions Cities Need to Put on Drivers
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To everything there is a season — but killer turns should never get the time of day in U.S. cities.
As Feds Debate Transportation Pay-Fors, Don’t Forget What We’re Buying
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Washington celebrates a bipartisan infrastructure agreement, but advocates are still wondering what, exactly, the bill will actually build.
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
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The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.