Kea Wilson
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We Can’t Afford a Repeat of the 2009 Auto Bailout
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Three members of Congress are pushing the feds to provide financial relief to automakers during COVID-19. That didn't go so well 11 years ago.
Lime Just Became the Biggest Micromobility Company in the World
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Let's unpack last week's Uber-Lime deal. It's not as weird as it sounds.
Speeding Isn’t the Only Dangerous Driving Behavior On the Rise During COVID-19
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Drivers aren’t just speeding up on our empty roads — they’re also braking harder, scrolling cell phones longer, and crashing more, new data show. In the five weeks after many states announced lockdown orders on March 16, the data company Zendrive said drivers’ use of cell phones behind the wheel is up 38 percent over […]
Don’t Let Mask Laws Become Another Way We Over-Police Pedestrians
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The U.S. has a long and disturbing history of imposing bad policies on walkers — and selectively enforcing the good ones.
How Bad Might the Post-Pandemic Carpocalypse Be?
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Travel times will rise dramatically — and by as much as 42 minutes each way in San Francisco! — if cities don't encourage residents to return public buses and trains and stay out of their cars when the coronavirus pandemic is over.
The Problem With Just Giving Streets to Restaurants
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Let's get creative with the 70 percent of public space dedicated to storing and moving cars. There are a ton of extraordinary things the public can do with that valuable real estate.
Op-Ed: Let’s Pay Artists to Make ‘Open Streets’ Better
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Smart Growth America and is republished with permission. The burgeoning open streets movement brought on by the pandemic has created more space for people, provided lessons in how to quickly test ideas successfully (like in Minneapolis and Oakland) and unsuccessfully (like in New York City), and shown that […]
Georgia Rescinds Driver’s License Road Test
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The Peach State is in a pickle — essentially choosing between safety for all and the mobility of drivers.
People Are Still Riding the Bus During COVID-19 — and We Need To Protect Them
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If people are taking buses, bus systems will need support for more rear-door boarding, protective gear for workers, cleanings, hazard pay, increased service to reduce crowding.
Vehicle Safety Standards Don’t Protect Pedestrians
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Federal regulators have failed to consider safety of pedestrians in their vehicle safety standards for far too long— and now the Government Accountability Office is calling them out.
We Need More Data on Walking During COVID-19
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The data we've got aren't painting the full picture — and we need more of it to help shape good policy.
We Shouldn’t Have To Say This: Expanding Sidewalks Does Not Spread COVID-19
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There are some city leaders who fear that if they make streets too pedestrian-friendly, it will encourage walkers to crowd the streets, spreading the virus more. It won't. Here's why.