Kea Wilson
Recent Posts
I Watched ‘F9’ So Other Bike/Ped Advocates Don’t Have To
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Kea Wilson writes about car crashes all day. Here's her take on the new "Fast and the Furious" movie.
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?
Study: 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.
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.
Details Lacking in Federal Infrastructure ‘Deal’ (But it Will Likely Favor Cars)
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Washington celebrates a bipartisan infrastructure agreement, but advocates are still wondering what, exactly, the bill will actually build.
STUDY: Bike Lanes Don't Cause Displacement (In Fact, It May be The Other Way Around)
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The installation of new protected infrastructure for bicyclists is not associated with the displacement of people of color or of low-income urban residents, a new study reveals.
Here’s Why Federal Regulators Aren’t Doing Anything to Tame the Mega-Car Crisis
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Federal regulators have known about the inherent dangers that large vehicles pose to vulnerable road users since the mid-1970s, but have done almost nothing to stop it — and they probably won’t because of who we are as a nation, a new legal research paper argues.
These 15 Urban Highways — Including the BQE! — Have Got to Go
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A leading advocacy group is calling for the removal of 15 urban highways built on land from which millions of BIPOC residents were forcibly displaced — including the site of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.
Study: Cycling Rates Low Unless Women Are Riding
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Around the world, cities that do the best job of catering to the needs of women cyclists also have the highest level of cycling overall, a new study finds — and the U.S. has among the lowest share of female riders on the planet.
Study: Congestion Pricing Could Get Drivers Out of SUVs
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Drivers are increasingly buying huge cars, in part because of all the time they spend stuck inside them at rush hour — but a new study suggests that if drivers had to pay congestion tolls, they’d be significantly more likely to pick smaller vehicles.
Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?
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Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.
Inside Berlin’s Free Cargo-Bikeshare Program
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Why can't we do this everywhere?