Kea Wilson
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Biden’s Climate Vision is Too Focused on EVs — Again
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Automakers are lining up in support of new fuel economy standards that will speed the transition to electric vehicles — but only if Congress hands billions to Americans to buy their cars.
Advocates Find Surprises in Infrastructure Bill
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Here are a few of the highlights — and outrages — that are lighting up Twitter feeds this week.
Federal Trails Program Woefully Underfunded
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And it affects not only distant rural bike paths, but also our own Hudson River Greenway.
Visionary Highway Removal Program Axed from Fed Infrastructure Package
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Advocates are rallying to restore funding for a visionary highway removal program that was all but entirely removed during the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations.
Infrastructure Deal ‘Worst Ratio for Transit Funding Since Nixon’
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Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers.
New York Jets Coach Greg Knapp Killed by Driver, Media Calls It an ‘Accident’
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The death of the beloved assistant coach has sparked an outpouring among football fans and outrage among street-safety advocates.
Americans Want Green School Buses, But Congress Sells Them Short
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Most Americans agree its past time to green the nation's fleet of yellow school buses, a new survey finds — but Congress keeps whittling down funding for this common sense, bipartisan priority.
Study: Bike Share Saves the U.S. $36 Million Public Health Dollars Every Year
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The long-term health benefits of using bike share vastly outweigh the short-term risks, even in the most polluted and car-dominated U.S. cities, a new study finds — and cities who invest in reducing those risks by loosening car dominance can save even more lives and millions in precious public health dollars.
Why U.S. Car Crash Reporting Is Broken
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There's no federal reporting standard, and way too much is left to officer 'discretion.'
The Most Dangerous Roads in America for Walkers (Including Canal Street)
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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 Reduce Car Crashes
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An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops do not lessen car-crash rates.
Study: Suburban Living is the Worst for Carbon Emissions
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Does a city dweller who eats at trendy restaurants every night generate more carbon emissions than a suburbanite with a backyard garden? The answer might surprise you.