Posts by Kea Wilson — Guest Contributor
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What role should driver education and enforcement play in road safety?
Education, enforcement… or infrastructure changes? Road safety and Vision Zero advocates are struggling to find the right balance. Keep reading…
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Here’s how the federal infrastructure package could improve transit
Here’s what the federal infrastructure bill, which President Biden is set to sign into law today (Monday), could mean for transit. Keep reading…
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USDOT calls for a national roadway strategy to curb rising traffic fatalities
The US Department of Transportation is talking about radically changing federal roadway safety policy after new stats showed the largest six-month increase in roadway fatalities ever recorded by the agency. Keep reading…
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How to make heavy-duty vehicles safer for pedestrians and cyclists
The drivers of the biggest vehicles on US roads can’t even see many of the people in their path — and cities could be doing more right now to stop blind-spot deaths, a recent panel of experts argued. Keep reading…
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Expanding highways encourages more driving. A new calculator shows just how much
How much more driving could a highway expansion project encourage? A new calculator does the math. Keep reading…
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How less car-centric planning can benefit rural areas too
Transportation policies that are less car-centric offer benefits for rural areas too, a new report argues. Keep reading…
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What if drivers had to obey scooter laws?
It seems like there’s a news story every other day about an exciting new traffic law aimed at curbing the most dangerous behaviors on US roads. The only problem? They’re almost exclusively aimed at the riders of electric push scooters — not automobile drivers, who are actually responsible for virtually all of the national traffic violence death toll. Keep reading…
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A study reveals the role protected bike paths can play in bicyclist safety
One study found that Arlington’s pre-COVID investments into active transportation paid off big during the pandemic. Keep reading…
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The most dangerous roads for pedestrians in the US
Three-quarters of the most fatal roads in America for pedestrians are located in low-income neighborhoods, a new study finds — and those roads share a handful of notoriously dangerous design features that can and must be fixed. Keep reading…
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As infrastructure and transportation bills make their way through Congress, demand for e-bikes soar in the US
As Washington gears up to pour billions into getting Americans behind the wheel of electric cars, demand for electric bicycles is soaring — and advocates say that demand would be even stronger if US cities were building bike infrastructure to match the revolutionary emerging mode. Keep reading…