Kea Wilson
Recent Posts
Biden Lost His Wife and Daughter to Traffic Violence. Could He Be the First President to Work to End It?
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Joe Biden would be the first traffic violence widow to occupy the presidency. So why hasn't his tragedy informed his policies?
Why Every City Needs to Learn the Three A’s of Equitable Pedestrian Planning
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Only 40 percent of pedestrian master plans commit to concrete goals to actually reduce equity disparities.
Watchdog to Audit Flawed U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety Program
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Our rising pedestrian death toll isn't what prompted the investigation — but could the investigation help end it - even inadvertently?
Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Are Allowed to Keep Their Licenses
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A new short form documentary from the Boston Globe exposes a loophole in the national driver's license compact
Decoding Trump’s Racist ‘War on Suburbs’ Rhetoric
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Trump claimed that an Obama housing rule was forcing communities to build high-density, low-income buildings in suburbia — or, as Trump put it, "mak[ing] sure there is no escape" from "the crime and chaos [found] in Democrat-run cities."
Increasing E-Bike Adoption Just 15 Percent Could Cut Emissions 12 Percent
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A new study shows that just a 15-percent shift to electric bicycles in Portland would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent.
Four Facts on Kamala Harris’s Transportation Record
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The California senator isn't a flawless street safety advocate, but some of her history is making transportation advocates hopeful.
Is it Time for the U.S. to Try the ‘Madrid Model’ of Vehicular Cycling Infrastructure?
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The Madrid Model of "slow" lanes in the middle of roads could rival the Scandinavian model of protected lanes that separate cyclists from traffic altogether — if Americans will have it.
Study: Parks in Non-White Neighborhoods Are Half As Large and 5x As Crowded
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Decades of racist transportation policy have saturated non-white neighborhoods in heat-absorbing asphalt and shortchanged residents of those communities of greenspaces that might absorb all that heat — resulting in parks that are half the size as those in majority-white communities, a new study finds. Parks that serve majority non-white populations are, on average, half as […]
Canada Backs Active Transport as COVID Response
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It's a great innovation, but not every Canuck is happy about it — even among sustainable transportation advocates.
Dummköpfe! Audi Blasted for Horrendous Car Ad
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With one simple image, the German auto manufacturer ignited a firestorm — in more ways than one.
Car Dominance Makes Non-White Neighborhoods Hotter
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If you've ever noticed that disinvested, predominantly Black neighborhoods just *feel* hotter than the tree-lined blocks of predominantly white communities...well, it's not just your imagination.