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Kea Wilson

Kea Wilson is Senior Editor for Streetsblog USA. She has more than a dozen years experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at kea@streetsblog.org or on Twitter @streetsblogkea. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

Q&A: Tell Congress to Require Female Crash Test Dummies

Drive US Forward's Maria Weston Kuhn on a bipartisan bill in Washington would require new cars undergo crash testing with dummies modeled after female bodies.

August 15, 2024

How to Debunk the ‘Need’ for Destructive Road Widenings

Transportation agencies have a thousand reasons why they need "just one more lane, bro." Here's how to spot their distortions and lies and call them out.

August 12, 2024

‘Legacy Highways’ Are Some of Our Most-Dangerous Stroads — And It’s Time to Fix Them, US DOT Says

States already have the money to retrofit their "orphan highways" to be safer for people outside cars — if they'd just put it to good use.

August 8, 2024

Five Facts on Tim Walz’s Sustainable Transportation Track Record

Tim Walz signed some massive transportation legislation as governor of Minnesota. What do advocates think of his track record, and his chances of shaking up the status quo in Washington?

August 7, 2024

Memorial Ride For Teen Cycling Phenom Killed by Driver Hopes to Inspire National Change

In what could be the largest advocacy ride in U.S. history, advocates from around the world will celebrate the legacy of rising cycling Magnus White — and demand policy and culture changes that his family believe could have saved his life.

August 5, 2024

Study: The Real Reasons Pedestrian Deaths Surged Along with COVID-19

COVID-19 up-ended almost everything about U.S. life — but America's pedestrian death crisis continued as normal, a new study finds.

August 1, 2024

Study: We Can Save Pedestrians After Dark — If Road Designers ‘See the Light’

Dark roads kill — and it shouldn't be pedestrian's responsibility alone to light their own way, a new study argues.

July 31, 2024

USDOT Warns Congress That Americans Need to Drive Less to Survive Climate Change

"The U.S. will not be able to decarbonize the transportation sector without addressing increased demand," a recent DOT report wrote. So why are so few transportation leaders doing it?

July 29, 2024

America is Setting Micromobility Records — But That Boom Could Go Bust Without Public Funding

Shared bike and scooter trips soared 20 percent in a single year. So why are so many U.S. systems shutting down — and what will it take to keep the revolution rolling?

July 24, 2024

Philadelphia Demands More Than ‘Flex-Post’ Protected Bike Lanes After Motorist Kills Cyclist

Pediatric oncologist Barbara Friedes was struck while biking on a "protected" path. Now, advocates are arguing that flex posts should be replaced with something far better.

July 22, 2024