Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Rural Areas

Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) was killed with her driver Zach Potts (inset), who had tweeted aggressively. Photo: U.S. House of Representatives

Congresswoman’s Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Troubling Tweets About Driving

By Kea Wilson | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments

A 27-year-old staffer with a history of troubling tweets about fast driving was behind the wheel during the crash that killed Rep. Jackie Walorski, according to a revised police statement — and that raises troubling questions.

Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights on the Road

By Jeff Wood | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Anna Zivarts from Disability Rights Washington and Paulo Nunes-Ueno from Front and Centered. They join us to talk about the Disability Mobility Initiative and the Mobility Bill of Rights. We also chat about why mobility experiments might make travel harder for disabled travelers and why road safety is a core part of civil rights.

Rural Areas Need Sustainable Transportation Too

By Kea Wilson | Oct 6, 2021 | No Comments

Rural communities need policies that make it easier for residents to drive less, a new report argues — but federal politicians keep perpetuating the myth that transit, walking and biking have no place outside mega-cities.

The Real Reason Red America Loves Cars

By Kea Wilson | Sep 3, 2021 | No Comments

Republican-leaning voters may be more likely than Democrats to trade a walkable community for a large home, a new poll finds — but that result may say more about car culture's stranglehold on the American imagination than how either group really wants to live.

STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Stop Car Crashes

By Kea Wilson | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops — which increase the possibility of dangerous contact between people of color and law enforcement — does not lessen car-crash rates.

The U.S. Department of Transportation under Secretary Elaine Chao has shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation grants away from urban centers and toward rural areas.

Rural America Cashes In Under Trump

By Aaron Short | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.

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