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Kea Wilson

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The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About

By Kea Wilson | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments
Countless marginalized U.S. communities, though, are already being annoyed by car noise —and experts say that may not change even if every vehicle on the road were electrified overnight.
Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC
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Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments
Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.
Photo:Shilpy Arora, CC
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Advocates: Cutting High Speed Rail Out of Climate Bill Was a Mistake

By Kea Wilson | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments
The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.
This vehicle has pedals, a battery-powered motor, three wheels, and a top speed of 20 miles per hour. So is it an "e-bike"? Photo: Electrek
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What Is An ‘E-Bike’ Anyway — And Where Does it Belong on the Road?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments
See that three-wheeler speeding along? Yes, our nation will be better off once we're all driving those instead of cars and SUVs.
Photo: Pexels, CC
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Three GOP Senators Want to Protect Motorists’ Right to Drive Drunk

By Kea Wilson | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments
A new bill from three Senate Republicans would repeal a law that aimed to end drunk driving.
Senator Joe Manchin. Photo: Third Way, CC
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What’s in the New ‘Climate’ Deal for Sustainable Transport — And What’s Not

By Kea Wilson | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments
The Senate is on the brink of passing one of the most robust climate spending bills in U.S. history — but sustainable transportation advocates say it won't do enough to decarbonize the transportation sector.
Twitter account @betterstreetsai visualizes what the Brooklyn Queens Expressway could look like if it were covered over removed and replaced with a lush park.
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This Artificial Intelligence Bot is Designing Better Streets Than Some Engineers

By Kea Wilson | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments
A New York artist is breaking through Americans' willful inability to imagine how their communities could be designed around people instead of automobiles.
Automatic cyclist and pedestrian counters aren't common in U.S. cities — but they should be. Photo: The Fast Lane Blog (with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk)
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Why Cities Are So Bad at Counting Bicyclists — And Why it Matters

By Kea Wilson | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments
U.S. cities don't know nearly enough about how many people are biking on their roads – and until they harness the power of big data and static counters, they could remain in the dark about how to best support some of the most vulnerable users on the road, a new study argues.
Ethan Tufts of HelloRoad.tv
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Can Auto Enthusiasts Help Fight Car Dependency?

By Kea Wilson | Jul 25, 2022 | No Comments
A new video about the dangers of car dependency by a popular automotive vlogger is prompting a conversation about how people who love cars can help dismantle a transportation system that privileges autos above all else.
Photo: Bradlee9119 via Flickr
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Four Factors Driving the Bus Operator Shortage (And What to Do About Them)

By Kea Wilson | Jul 20, 2022 | No Comments
Bus driver shortages are undermining transit agencies' efforts to recover from the pandemic. Here's what can be done.
Photo: A typical Phoenix, Ariz. street. Photo: Tony Webster, CC
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Why Pedestrian-Unfriendly Cities Have Fewer Car Crashes Per Mile

By Kea Wilson | Jul 19, 2022 | No Comments
Car-dominated Phoenix actually experiences fewer car crashes per mile than Vision Zero leaders like San Francisco and New York — but the real takeaway is that city leaders could use that next-gen safety data to make human-scaled streets safer for everyone, not just drivers.
Photo: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, CC
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What The Proposed GHG Rule Will (And Won’t) Do for the Climate

By Kea Wilson | Jul 18, 2022 | No Comments
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.
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