Posts by Kea Wilson — Guest Contributor
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How to speed up parking reform in US cities
To get more cities to finally reform their outdated parking standards, we need to stop talking about “taking away” spots and focus on what we all stand to gain, like an accelerated path to ending climate change. That’s one of the findings of a new report from the Institute for Transportation Development and Policy, which examines the perennial question of how to build support for common-sense parking reforms. Keep reading…
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The US experienced its highest one-year increase in traffic deaths in almost a century, a report says
The death rate from car crashes in the U.S. spiked 24% in 2020 compared to the previous year — a historic rise linked to an equally historic reduction in congestion that allowed the remaining drivers to race around recklessly on roads designed to prioritize speed above all else. Keep reading…
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Lime goes back to e-bike basics
Micromobility giant Lime announced this week that it will spend $50 million to quadruple the size of its e-bike fleet and bring the mode into 50 cities worldwide by the end of 2021, transforming an outfit that’s largely associated with scooters into the single largest provider of shared electric cycles outside of China. Keep reading…
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New federal legislation could help people purchase e-bikes
As President Biden gears up to give electric car buyers a federally subsidized discount, advocates are urging Congress not to forget the other electric vehicle that can do far more to save the planet: the humble electric bicycle. Keep reading…
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What would it take for the US to electrify its school bus fleet?
It will take a long time to electrify the nation’s bus fleet. But a new study says the right mix of financing measures and government subsidies could supercharge the nation’s school bus fleet within the decade. Keep reading…
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Bikeshare could soon get federal transit dollars
Bike- and scooter-share systems across the country may soon be eligible for the federal transit dollars they need to remain a stable and thriving element of our transportation landscape, if advocates succeed in getting a hard-fought bill through Congress. Keep reading…
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Why transportation advocates need to talk about seating
When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. Keep reading…
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Do rail projects really cost more in the US than overseas? A new study says no (sort of).
The persistent myth that it just costs more to build train lines in the US than it does abroad is mostly bunk, a new analysis finds — but costs quickly balloon when we start building them underground, for reasons that researchers can’t yet fully explain. Keep reading…
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Driving while distracted increases during the pandemic, a study reveals
A new study of COVID-era car crashes finds that a shocking 27% of all drivers were using their cell phones within 60 seconds of impact — and transportation safety leaders are doing almost nothing to stop it, despite a preponderance of proven strategies that can compel us to put down our devices when we’re behind the wheel. Keep reading…
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Small cities paved the way for the recent pandemic related bike boom, a study shows
American bicycling trips skyrocketed 26% at the height of the COVID-19 bicycling boom, but the surge was much larger in small metros than big cities that liked to bike before, a new study finds. Keep reading…