Kea Wilson
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Federal Corona Bill Seems Generous To Transit. It’s Not.
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New crisis, same old mistakes. The Federal Transit Administration’s $25-billion COVID-19 public transit grant package contains much-needed lifelines for struggling transit agencies across the country — but the amount received by each agency did not take into account the new reality of the virus, but were allocated using the same formulas from normal years. As a […]
There’s No Need For Blanket COVID Park Closures
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...with some very important exceptions.
Five Reasons Why Trump’s Fuel Standards Rollback is Terrible
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Here's the only story you need on why the Trump administration is wrong to gut an Obama-era rule to make cars cleaner and more efficient.
No, Bird and Lime Were Not ‘Forced’ to Pull Fleets — or Fire Staff — Because of COVID-19
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A lot of smaller micromobility companies kept their scooters and bikes on the streets. And a reminder: if micromobility is truly part of the sustainable future, it needs to be there always, not just when times are good.
Ten NACTO-Endorsed Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 On Its Streets
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In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.
As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up. Here’s How to Slow Them Down.
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The virus isn't just a public health emergency for our hospitals. It's also a public health emergency for our roads.
Taxpayers Are Bailing Out Uber and Lyft — Again
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Uber and other tech taxi companies pride themselves on disrupting industries — but now taxpayers are bailing them out.
Here’s How Much U.S. Car Traffic Plunged Last Week
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New data reveals that nationwide car traffic dropped 30 percent at the end of last week compared to the same day one month earlier.
COVID-19 Reveals That the Real Cure For Freight Truck Congestion is Fewer Cars
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We don't need more roads — we need fewer cars on the existing roads.
Op-Ed: We Need Handwashing Facilities At Every Public Transit Station in America
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Public restrooms at transit stops aren't just a COVID-19 issue. They're a transit access issue, a religious rights issue, and a human rights issue.
Trump Says COVID-19 Deaths May Be the Price We Pay For A Strong Economy — Just Like Traffic Deaths
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It’s bad enough that most Americans think that 40,000 road deaths a year is just the price we pay for the freedom to go wherever we want whenever we want — but now that argument is being used by conservatives who want to abandon the health practices that can help us defeat the coronavirus. President […]
Suburbanization is Not the Answer To COVID-19
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Yes, contraction rates are higher in denser cities. No, that doesn't mean that the burbs are any safer — and in some ways, they're worse.