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Kea Wilson

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More States — and the Feds — Are Getting into Zoning Reform for Sustainable Transport

By Kea Wilson | May 24, 2022 | No Comments
New efforts by federal and state authorities to encourage the construction of housing in walkable and transit-rich communities suggests that many cities' best chance at progressive zoning reform will come from the top down, rather than the grass roots.
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How ‘Community Mobility Rituals’ Can Transform Neighborhoods

By Kea Wilson | May 24, 2022 | No Comments
On this episode, host Kea Wilson sits down with Olatunji Oboi Reed of Equiticity to talk about "community mobility rituals," or regular, free, hyper-local events that dismantle barriers to sustainable transportation and build the social infrastructure that neighborhoods need.
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MUSK SEE: Three Reasons Why Congestion Decreases When Cities ‘Delete’ Road Lanes

By Kea Wilson | May 13, 2022 | No Comments
Elon Musk's insane comments about induced demand once again force advocates to debunk common congestion myths that powerful, but often ill-informed, people continue to promulgate.
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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 13, 2022 | No Comments
Researchers say American cities need to rethink their approach to data collection at this critical time of day and use that information to prioritize life-saving changes.
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STEAL THIS IDEA: Canadian City Passes Next-Gen Parking Reform

By Kea Wilson | May 9, 2022 | No Comments
As in many North American cities, community leaders had vowed to address the climate crisis through policy action — but that didn't mean everyone recognized how forcing developers to build car storage was setting back that goal, or the city's other priorities.
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Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Abortion Access

By Kea Wilson | May 4, 2022 | No Comments
Our auto-centric transportation system already poses a barrier to abortion care — and the likely rollback of the constitutionally protected procedure could make that hurdle virtually insurmountable for countless U.S. residents, advocates say.
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Study: Distracting Roadside Safety Billboards May Cause 17K Crashes A Year

By Kea Wilson | May 3, 2022 | No Comments
Such signs are provoking a conversation among advocates about the limits of on-road safety messages more broadly
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Why ‘Walkability’ Scores Don’t Tell Us How Pedestrian-Friendly a City Is For Everyone

By Kea Wilson | Apr 29, 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— and cities need to think beyond the sidewalk, particularly in neighborhoods of color that face the steepest barriers.
A protest against the Lower Manhattan Expressway, 1968
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Freeway Fighters Across the U.S. Are Joining Forces — And They Want You

By Kea Wilson | Apr 27, 2022 | No Comments
America's midcentury freeway revolts never really stopped — and now, the advocates behind them are joining forces to create what may be the largest organized national effort to prioritize communities over highways yet. 
An asphalt art installation in Columbus, Ind. Photo: Bloomberg Philanthropies
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STUDY: Asphalt Art Decreases Vulnerable Road User Crashes By 50 Percent

By Kea Wilson | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments
Turns out, paint can be protection, at least when it's done right. Installing asphalt art on roads and intersection can cut crashes between motorists and other road users by a staggering 50 percent, a new study finds. 
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What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing

By Kea Wilson | Apr 22, 2022 | No Comments
A new federal action plan to advance "equity" in the transportation realm includes concrete commitments to reform a transportation network that too often disenfranchises marginalized people — but it doesn't go far enough, some say.
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Japan’s ‘Old Enough!’ Sparks Questions About Car-Dependent US Childhoods

By Kea Wilson | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments
A long-running Japanese TV show challenges young children to navigate their cities without adult supervision, making us wonder why American cities are so comparatively hostile to kids.
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