Kea Wilson
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Contest Needs You to Create Better Bike Lane Barriers
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We need something better than either bulky, expensive, and profoundly ugly concrete bollards, or shrimpy, plastic poles that drivers can plow straight over.
Why Preventing Car Crashes Saves Everyone Money
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Deaths from traffic violence have declined sharply because of the COVID-19 shutdown — and a new study shows that states and their residents are seeing a financial benefit. But don’t get too excited: Drivers likely got the most savings. Researchers at the University of California Davis found that California and its residents saved a collective […]
NYC Mayor to Trump: Speak Up And Save Our Cities Now
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The mayor of America's largest city is calling out President Trump for turning his back on urban areas.
Car Pollution Makes Us More Vulnerable to COVID-19
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COVID-19 is a killer. But it has an accomplice: car culture.
CAR ‘SIT-INS’? Drivers Are Drowning Out the Voices of the Most-Vulnerable During COVID-19
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The worst thing about the new wave of car "sit-ins" at state capitol buildings is not the cars (though they suck!). It's the feeling that the voices and needs of non-drivers will be ignored because they can't show up during a pandemic.
COVID-19 Legacy: It’s Time to De-Car The Delivery Sector
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Most of our home deliveries can be performed without a single driver taking to the road — or even carrying it to your door.
The ‘Social Distancing Machine’ Proves We Need Wider Sidewalks Now
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A group of Toronto performance artists/placemakers are behind this genius video.
Don’t Let U.S. Driving Levels Rebound After COVID-19
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As the COVID-19 outbreak ebbs overseas, cars are returning to the road en masse — and if America wants to avoid a similar surge in violent and toxic motor-vehicle travel, we should start preparing now, advocates say. China, one of the first countries to lift its lockdowns, is already experiencing a surge in motor-vehicle traffic […]
Frustrated With the Lack of Open Space, DC Residents Are Widening Sidewalks Themselves
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This post originally appeared on Greater Greater Washington and is republished here with permission. In an effort to provide more space for people outside while also adhering to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s social distancing guidelines, several DC residents are now placing traffic cones on neighborhood streets to effectively widen sidewalks. Some […]
We Could Never Afford America’s Highways — Even Before COVID-19
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Missouri just admitted that it can't maintain all the roads it has. But this is not bad news if we act accordingly.
COVID ‘Sidewalk Wars’ Think Pieces Miss the Point
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The reason people die of coronavirus is because others are breathing and coughing and sneezing near them in close quarters. But cities have lots of space — if they just took some away from cars.
COVID-19 Cuts Car Crashes — But What About Crash Rates?
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This silver lining is tarnished: The number of car crashes is plummeting, but the rate of car crashes is actually up in many cities — as are the injury and fatality rates for both drivers and vulnerable users.