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Kea Wilson

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Dusk and Dawn Are Deadly for Walkers — But Traffic Pros Don’t Know the Full Extent of It

By Kea Wilson | May 11, 2022 | No Comments
Police wildly undercount the number of crashes that occur at dusk and dawn, a new study finds.
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STEAL THIS IDEA: Canadian City Passes Next-Gen Parking Reform

By Kea Wilson | May 10, 2022 | No Comments
A small Canadian city just passed a package of progressive bike and car parking reforms rarely seen in a single North American community.
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Study: Distracting Roadside Safety Billboards May Cause 17K Crashes A Year

By Kea Wilson | May 3, 2022 | No Comments
Road signs that implore highway motorists to drive carefully by reminding them of roadway death totals may actually be causing crashes because they’re too distracting, a new study finds.
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Why ‘Walkability’ Scores Don’t Tell Us How Pedestrian-Friendly a City Is For Everyone

By Kea Wilson | Apr 30, 2022 | No Comments
Standard walkability metrics aren’t factoring in all the reasons why residents can’t or won’t travel by foot, a new analysis suggests.
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THE BRAKE: Should Cities Train Their Own Transportation Advocates?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 26, 2022 | No Comments
What if cities offered a crash course that got both groups speaking the same language — and in the process, transformed ordinary citizens into effective and well-informed transportation advocates?
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And America’s Best Bus Stop Is …

By Kea Wilson | Apr 18, 2022 | No Comments
After a nail-biting battle between two fantastic New England nominees, Portland, Maine has been crowned the winner of our America’s Best Bus Stops contest for 2022.
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Study: Today’s EV Tax Credits Might Actually Increase Emissions

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2022 | No Comments
America’s approach to incentivizing electric vehicle adoption may actually increase emissions in the long run, a new study finds.
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Can ‘Buses-As-Flights’ Get Americans Out of Cars — And Planes?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 12, 2022 | No Comments
U.S. airlines are beginning to contract with bus companies to run on-the-ground “flights” between nearby cities.
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America’s Best Bus Stops Championship: Boston vs. Portland, Maine

By Kea Wilson | Apr 8, 2022 | No Comments
Our final America’s Best Bus Stop battle is a bit of a David and Goliath story … though our readers might disagree about which stop is really the underdog.
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How to Paint Your Own Crosswalk In Your Neighborhood (Hypothetically)

By Kea Wilson | Apr 6, 2022 | No Comments
It’s worth noting the wealth of resources available to would-be tactical urbanists…purely for entertainment purposes, of course.
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Electric Bicycle Incentives Go Local, But Feds Can Do More

By Kea Wilson | Mar 28, 2022 | No Comments
It’s hard to overstate the societal upside — or “positive externalities,” as economists would call them — presented by electric bicycles. By replacing car trips, e-bikes can simultaneously lower emissions, improve street safety, and boost riders’ health.
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When Should Cities Take Away Dangerous Drivers’ Cars?

By Kea Wilson | Mar 25, 2022 | No Comments
How many dangerous driving infractions should one motorist be able to rack up before they lose their car — and will taking it away really make streets safer, if the design of those streets itself isn’t safe?
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