Kea Wilson
Recent Posts
Why A New Michigan Law Has Non-Drivers Buying Car Insurance
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...and chances are, your state's insurance laws are probably even worse.
Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone
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And a major shift to public transit and active modes is the only realistic answer
Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years
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It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.
Advocates to Chao: First ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Must Be More Than Just a Press Release
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A coalition of transportation safety and consumer groups is urging Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to push for laws aimed at decreasing the pedestrian death toll on America's roadways, which reached a 30-year high of 6,590 last year.
Report: Three Million People Could Lose Transit Access Soon
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And Black, brown and low-income city residents will bear the brunt.
Why Your City Doesn’t Map Its Worst Car Crashes
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The idea of a "High Injury Network" isn't new. But a surprising number of cities don't bother to map it.
Top Highway Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing; Activists Say We Need Abolition
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An influential transportation safety organization recommended ways to cut racism from traffic policing — but stopped short of advocating to get police out of traffic enforcement altogether.
Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers by Reauthorizing FAST Act
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Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.
Thermal Cameras Could Help Signals “See” Pedestrians Better
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Cities across America are telling the pedestrian "beg" button to bug off, thanks to thermal imaging technology designed to detect and protect human bodies on our roadways.
This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes
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A new pilot project that launches today could change the way American cities do on-street parking — and finally stop delivery drivers from double-parking in the bike lane to boot.
Trump’s Road Grants Favor Red, Rural Projects
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Obama's signature TIGER program became just another highway fund when President Trump rechristened it BUILD — but this may be the worst year yet.
Human Driver of ‘Driverless’ Car Charged in 2018 Ped Death
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But safe streets advocates fear that by holding accountable only the person behind the wheel — rather than the other parties involved in the crash — justice won't really be done.