Kea Wilson
Recent Posts
Four Factors Driving the Bus Operator Shortage (And What to Do About Them)
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Bus driver shortages are undermining transit agencies' efforts to recover from the pandemic. Here's what can be done.
What The Proposed GHG Rule Will (And Won’t) Do for the Climate
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Federal regulators want local governments to track transportation sector emissions — but they can't do much to force communities to reduce those emissions, never mind doing so in ways that would address the other damages of car dependency, experts say.
Hoboken Eliminated Traffic Deaths For 4 Years — And Now It’s Ending Injuries, Too
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Frank Sinatra's hometown has a thing or two to teach its big time neighbor to the east about Vision Zero.
The Real Scandal Buried in the Uber Leak
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The Uber leak revealed the ruthless quest the company undertook to achieve its car-dependent vision for the future of city transportation — but that vision itself deserves just as much censure as the app-taxi giant's bare-knuckle tactics, advocates say.
Wait, Wut? The US, Where Road Violence is a National Crisis, Wants to Advise Other Countries?!
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Don't do as I say — and definitely don't do as I do!
HOLIDAY READ: What Advocates Need to Know About the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program
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A disappointingly small federal fund to repair the devastation inflicted by highway builders on predominantly Black, brown, and poor communities is now accepting applications. But more needs to be done.
ANALYSIS: So Should We All Be Deflating Our Neighbors’ SUV Tires?
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Secretive activists are deflating SUV tires to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and it's prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.
Advocates Decry Biden's ‘Gas Tax Holiday’
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As President Biden urges Congress to give drivers a gas tax "holiday" that experts say won't even significantly ease pain at the pump, advocates are urging him to give Americans emergency relief from car dependency instead.
CRASH IN FLATIRON: Vehicle-Into-Building Crashes 40% Higher Than Previously Thought
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U.S. drivers ram their cars into buildings about 100 times every single day, according to revised new estimates – and while that's 40 more daily collisions than previously thought, some experts suspect it may still be an undercount.
Study: We Can’t End Car Dependency Without Disincentivizing Driving
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Bad news, livable streets people: Motorists are generally far happier with their daily commutes than we are — an indication that investing in transit, biking and walking alone won't get drivers out of their cars.
Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Riders
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And the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
How To Save the Lives of Unhoused Pedestrians
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A disproportionate number of unhoused pedestrians are being killed in car crashes across America — and protecting this uniquely vulnerable group will require a new set of strategies.