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 lives in St. Louis, MO. For tips, submissions, and general questions, reach out ther at kea@streetsblog.org, on X at @streetsblogkea, or on Bluesky @keawilson.bsky.social.
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State DOTs Aren’t Stacking Up On Sustainability and Equity
Vermont is the best state DOT — but advocates say it, and every other state, needs to do better.
‘The Carnage is Intolerable’: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Why Bike Safety is Becoming Bipartisan
"We need to reject any insinuation that it's not a national priority to make local roads safer."
New Coalition Will Push State DOTs To Make Up For Fed Failures
State and national advocates are joining forces like never before to put their focus on state DOTs — and clean up our national transportation mess before Washington makes it worse.
The High Cost of Free Parking: Duffy’s Parking Giveaway Will Cost the Rest of America
Hasn't anyone at U.S. DOT headquarters read Donald Shoup?
Survey: Americans Still Want Police To Cut Traffic Stops That Don’t Make Anyone Safer
Americans never lost their appetite for police reform in the traffic safety realm – and their leaders are starting to listen, a new study suggests.
It’s Time For State DOTs to Step Up and Do a Better Job
As federal support for active modes gets clawed back, state DOTs could play a more important role in America's transportation system — and a new report argues they need to innovate.
‘A Direct Attack’: Top Dem on House Transport Committee Slams Trump’s Green Infrastructure Clawback
The Trump administration's attempts to claw back already-awarded grants for active transportation are on questionable legal footing, the top transportation Democrat says – and he won't stop fighting to save pedestrian and cyclist lives.
What Will ‘Safe Streets and Road For All’ Mean Under Sec. Duffy?
Last week, Secretary Duffy directed staff to start the process of clawing back millions in discretionary dollars for bike lanes. How will he spend it instead?
What if the ‘Tesla Takedown’ Is Only the Beginning?
Tesla's cars have become symbols of Elon Musk's controversial role in U.S. politics — but they're also instruments of a violent system that long predates his time in the White House.
How Climate Change Is Hurting Transit Ridership
Transit isn't only a key solution to confronting climate change; it's also one of its victims.