Kea Wilson
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Police Declined to Cite Drivers in Shawn Bradley Crash
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No drivers were cited in the January car crash that paralyzed former NBA star and cyclist Shawn Bradley, and the road on which he was traveling did not have a protected bike lane.
Advocates to Feds: We Need a New Traffic-Control Manual
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A coalition of leading transportation professionals is pushing for an overhaul of the manual that sets many of the most dangerous design guidelines for our car-focused roads — and rejecting a piecemeal public comment process that they say will only put a band-aids over the gaping wounds in our unsafe national transportation standards.
Study: Drivers Mostly Use Cruise Control to Speed
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"Cruise control" technology was invented to help drivers maintain a safe and steady speed — but more often, they use it to go faster than they would without it, a new study finds.
Believe It Or Not, These Aren’t Even the Sorriest Bus Stops in America
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On Wednesday, we'll begin our annual contest to find the worst bus stop in America. Here are the dishonorable mentions.
This Year’s List of the Most Dangerous Cities for Walkers Is Unacceptable, and Familiar
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Every single state in America but one has gotten more dangerous for walkers in the last two years — and the only one that didn't only managed to maintain its abysmal rate of walking fatalities, rather than reducing it.
New COVID Relief Bill Is a Strong Start to a Long Transit Recovery
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Congress is poised to give the transit industry its most significant lifeline yet in the pandemic, but it may still leave some cities struggling to make it for the long haul, advocates argue.
Send Us Your Nominees for the Sorriest Bus Stop!
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It's the return of our beloved contest — inspired by the NCAA's March Madness bracket!
REPORT: Increase in Death Rate in 2020 Highest One-Year Spike in Almost a Century
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Total annual mileage dropped about 13 percent during the pandemic, meaning that the one-year increase in the death rate was the highest since 1924.
Buttigieg Says US DOT Should Support ‘Right-Sizing’ City Asphalt
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The 19th Secretary of Transportation may be the first in recent memory to publicly recognize that the need to remove excess asphalt from cities to meet our climate, safety and mobility justice goals.
These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip on U.S. Cities
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The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.
The Best Thing About the New USPS Mail Truck
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If it looks like a duck ... it's probably a better-designed truck!
Lime Makes Big Bet on Electric Bikeshare
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One of America's largest scooter-share companies is going back to its roots as a bike company — and taking a step into the future by going electric. Could 2021 be the year of the e-bike?