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Kea Wilson

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Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?

By Kea Wilson | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments
The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can't be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in those crashes may lead to more questions than answers.
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Cincinnati Hires Dedicated In-House Crew To Build Pedestrian Infrastructure

By Kea Wilson | Jan 5, 2023 | No Comments
In what could be a model for cities across America, Cincinnati is creating an in-house team to build safer streets for people who walk and roll, and vaulting over one of the most common roadblocks to saving vulnerable road users lives.
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Four Ways Automotive Regulators Could Save Pedestrian Lives

By Kea Wilson | Jan 4, 2023 | No Comments
America's top regulatory agency is failing its mandate to “keep people safe on America’s roadways” — and to truly accomplish it, they need to fundamentally change the way they operate.
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Federal Funding Bill Contains $45M for New Active Transportation Program

By Kea Wilson | Dec 22, 2022 | No Comments
That great news was soured slightly, though, by the very small dollar figure attached to it.
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What It Takes to Put a Seat At Every Bus Stop in Town

By Kea Wilson | Dec 21, 2022 | No Comments
"If there's one more senior who can choose to stay independent in my city because we provided a bus seat to them — because in the absence of that, they don't have mobility choices — I'm going to put a bus seat there. As unsexy as that may seem to some folks, that matters to me."
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Most Cities Can’t Set Their Own Speed Limits — But Maybe They Should

By Kea Wilson | Dec 20, 2022 | No Comments
Oregon may soon allow cities more leeway to set lower speed limits on dangerous roads — rather than reserving that power for state transportation leaders whose primary interest, historically, has been moving cars as quickly as possible.
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Opinion: What If We’re Thinking About Impaired Driving All Wrong?

By Kea Wilson | Dec 19, 2022 | No Comments
Let's pull back the cover on some seemingly shocking stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Big Auto’s Fuel Economy Plateau is Especially Bad News for Pedestrians

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2022 | No Comments
Average fuel economy on new U.S. vehicles has hit a troubling plateau last year, a new federal report finds — and the reason why is particularly bad news for vulnerable road users, in addition to the planet at large.
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Four Ways To Build A Better Automated Enforcement Program

By Kea Wilson | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments
Simple messaging changes can help transportation leaders win over residents who are skeptical of automated enforcement, a new study finds — and there's even more they can do to make those programs equitable, effective, and deserving of public support.
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The (Too-Brief) History of Traffic Violence Memorials in America

By Kea Wilson | Dec 13, 2022 | No Comments
Mass memorials to the victims of traffic violence are a rarity on American roads. But it wasn't always that way — and there's a fascinating history behind why so many lost lives have become virtually invisible in the public realm today. 
New York State was just about to tear down Syracuse’s crumbling (and racist) I-81 — until a successful suit against the project prevailed. Photo: Onondaga Citizens League

Syracuse’s Messy I-81 Teardown Fight Shows the Challenge of ‘Reconnecting Communities’

By Kea Wilson | Dec 12, 2022 | No Comments
An 11th-hour legal battle over the future of one of America's most talked-about highway teardowns is sparking a debate about what it really means to "reconnect communities" devastated by highway construction — and possibly offering a preview of similar fights on deck in other U.S. cities.

Beyond Ciclovia: Five Lessons on Sustainable Transportation from Colombia

By Kea Wilson | Dec 8, 2022 | No Comments
Here's a deeply non-exhaustive list of five lessons about sustainable transportation I took home with me from a recent trip to Colombia, and why I can't wait to go back.
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