Kea Wilson

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Federal Corona Bill Seems Generous To Transit. It’s Not.

By Kea Wilson | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

New crisis, same old mistakes. The Federal Transit Administration’s $25-billion COVID-19 public transit grant package contains much-needed lifelines for struggling transit agencies across the country — but the amount received by each agency did not take into account the new reality of the virus, but were allocated using the same formulas from normal years. As a […]

There’s No Need For Blanket COVID Park Closures

By Kea Wilson | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments

...with some very important exceptions.

Cutting emissions standards may save Americans money at the dealership, but it'll cost them at the pump — and in a lot of other ways, too. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Here's Why Trump's Fuel Standards Rollback is Terrible

By Kea Wilson | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

Here's the only story you need on why the Trump administration is wrong to gut an Obama-era rule to make cars cleaner and more efficient.

Scooter Cos. Didn't Have To Pull Out When COVID Struck

By Kea Wilson | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments

A lot of smaller micromobility companies kept their scooters and bikes on the streets. And a reminder: if micromobility is truly part of the sustainable future, it needs to be there always, not just when times are good.

Ten Ways to Make Streets Safer During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments

In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.

Here's How to Slow Down Drivers During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

The virus isn't just a public health emergency for our hospitals. It's also a public health emergency for our roads.

Car traffic has officially taken an enormous dive in the last week. That's a sign that we're in crisis — and also an enormous opportunity. Source: San Sharma via Creative Commons.

Here’s How Much U.S. Car Traffic Plunged Last Week

By Kea Wilson | Mar 26, 2020 | No Comments

New data reveals that nationwide car traffic dropped 30 percent at the end of last week compared to the same day one month earlier.

These don't belong in our cities — but right now, we need them to move fast on our highways. Source: Creative Commons.

The Real Cure For Freight Truck Traffic is Fewer Cars

By Kea Wilson | Mar 25, 2020 | No Comments

We don't need more roads — we need fewer cars on the existing roads.

Are COVID and Traffic Deaths the Cost of Doing Business?

By Kea Wilson | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments

It’s bad enough that most Americans think that 40,000 road deaths a year is just the price we pay for the freedom to go wherever we want whenever we want — but now that argument is being used by conservatives who want to abandon the health practices that can help us defeat the coronavirus. President […]