Kea Wilson
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America: Show Us Your Best Bus Stops!
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For 2022 only, we're inviting you to send us your submissions for America's Best Bus Stop. Here's how.
Why Traffic Violence Victims Can’t Easily Sue Automakers That Advertise Cars That Kill
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Legal experts explain why the victims of traffic violence can't likely sue U.S. automakers on the basis that their advertising campaigns lead drivers to misuse cars.
THE BRAKE: Why There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Car Accident’
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In our new Streetsblog USA podcast, we talk to journalist and sustainable transportation advocate Jessie Singer about her new book, "There Are No Accidents."
Six Ways AVs Could Reshape Our Cities — And Not for the Better
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A recent Congressional hearing on "the road ahead for automated vehicles" largely ignored the potentially devastating effect that personally owned AVs could have on the neighborhoods those cars drive through.
McConnell Tells States To Just Ignore Biden’s Progressive New Road Priorities
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After the Biden administration told states that they should spend federal transportation dollars on projects that put safety, sustainability, equity, and road repair first, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Shelley Moore Capito told GOP governors to ignore the guidelines and spend the money any way they want.
STUDY: What A Lifetime of Car Ownership Costs — And Who Pays
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The average motorist will pay a whopping $650,000 on the low end to own a car over his or her lifetime, and society will pick up over 40 percent of the tab, a new study finds.
STUDY: Automatic Braking Doesn’t Work on Dark Streets
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Automatic braking systems aren't reliable where more than one-third of all walking deaths happen.
‘It Ain’t 94 Percent’: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Discusses the Role of Human Error in Car Crashes
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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy talks to Streetsblog about how why it's so important to say the right things about our national traffic crash crisis.
Study: COVID-Era Pop-Up Bike Lanes Increase Cycling Trips Up to 48%
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European cities that installed pop-up bike lanes during the early days of the pandemic increased the number of daily cycling trips by as much as 48 percent.
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Underscores Urgent Need For Fix-It-First Policy
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The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.
The Best EV Charging Solution that No One is Talking About
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...And the solution? Cities must reject turning curbside lanes into charging stations.
Feds Endorse a ‘Vision Zero’ Goal for America’s Deadly Roadways
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For the first time in history, the United States Department of Transportation has committed to using every available resource to end roadway deaths.