Kea Wilson
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How Deadly is Your Community’s Streets? New Data Tool from USDOT Shows the Hard Truth
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A new federal tool helps Americans see at a glance exactly how deadly traffic violence is in their community — and how their neighbors stack up.
America’s Most Equitably Walkable City is … Cleveland?
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In most U.S. metros, renters and buyers alike pay a steep premium to live in walkable neighborhoods, a new report finds — except for a small handful of U.S. cities where they actually cost less than car-dominated ones.
Biden’s First ‘Mega Grants’ Contain Some Mega Wins — And Mega Fails
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A new federal "megagrant" program will fund major safety and transit projects that have been at the top of sustainable transportation advocates' wishlists for years ... along with business-as-usual highway expansion projects that could negate those mega-gains.
Half of Americans Will Get Vision Zero Plans in New Federal Grant
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More than half of the U.S. population will soon live in cities or counties with a Safe Streets action plan in place, thanks to a wave of new funding from. Washington.
Kids’ Psychology Affects How They Behave Around Cars — And Regulators Should Take Note
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The feds have taken steps to understand how a wider range of bodies are likely to fare in a car crash. But as regulators finally begin to look outside the car, some researchers think it's time they start thinking about our brains, too — particularly when it comes to kids.
Congress’s Messy ‘Fix-It-First’ Fight Heats Up
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A long-fought effort to get states to spend more of their federal infrastructure dollars on fixing highways rather than building new ones is in peril in the newly GOP-lead head house — and if it succeeds, it could force President Biden to take an unprecedented stand in favor of progressive road priorities.
The Dangers of Driving Are Way More Normalized Than We Think
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People are measurably more likely to accept the societal harms and inequities associated with driving than other public health threats.
Counter-Intuitive Department: Sometimes, Traffic Controls Make Streets More Dangerous
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Since the very first center line appeared on a Michigan road in 1911, many have questioned whether the design norms that govern U.S. roads really make them "safe", or simply less dangerous than the anarchic days of early motordom — though still nowhere near as safe as the days before the car dominated American roads at all. Here's why.
What the Gas Stove Meltdown Has In Common With the Car Culture Wars
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We need to fix both systems, which were created by Big Gas and Big Auto so long ago that they feel like personal choices. A great essay by Kea Wilson.
Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again
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America's transportation sector remains the leading national driver of the climate crisis — and automobile drivers aren't helping.
Want Drivers to Stop at Crosswalks? Slow Them Down First
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Many motorists yield to pedestrians in crosswalks — but not when they're driving at deadly speeds, according to a new study that shows the need to slow down car drivers with broader road design changes, and not just more signs and paint.
Last Year’s ‘Historic’ Gas Price Surge Cost U.S. Drivers Just 36 Cents More Per Day
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The sky-high gas prices that dominated last year's news cycle amounted to just 36 extra cents a day in fuel costs to the average American, a new report finds — and it didn't deter them from driving more than the year prior.