Kea Wilson
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Federal Bus Grants Are Just Too Damn Low
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Federal bus grants of $454.6 million sound like a lot...until you consider that it's for the whole country.
It’s Time to Play Super Bowl Car Ad Bingo!
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Coord invites cities and other curb managers to apply for its Digital Curb Challenge to undertake a free curb management pilot program in 2020. Applications close on Feb. 14. Click here for information. Super Bowl Sunday means one thing: it’s time for the most aggressively stupid car commercials of the year! The annual car culture climax […]
Democrats’ Infrastructure Plan Has a Lot to Like
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If you like your streets livable, your transit funded and your climate change addressed, there's a lot to like in the Democrats' infrastructure plan.
Explaining Houston’s Sky-High Roadway ‘Death-Goal’
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The Texas metropolis is a Vision Zero City. So why is its 2020 street fatality target HIGHER than last year's?
Apartments With Free Parking Reduce Transit Ridership
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But if you think that means increasing transit ridership in American cities will be as simple as taking away everyone's "free" residential parking to make driving less convenient, don't get too excited.
Few Car Buyers Consider Emissions At The Dealership
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So, yes, let's disincentivize the purchase of gas guzzlers — but let's also take back the transportation narrative once and for all.
Five State Capitals You Can’t Access Without A Car
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Why is it so hard to get to many state capitals without a car?
A Third of States Won’t Even Try To Reduce Road Deaths
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Too many states don't even set a target of reducing road deaths — because the feds don't care.
Drivers Pay 4x More For Cell Phones Than Roads
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Even the most active bike/ped advocate will be surprised to know just how little car owners pay for road maintenance.
Why Do Micromobility Companies Keep Losing Money?
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Micromobility companies are struggling — but only because cities don't see them as providing a public service that deserves public investment.
How Cars Waste Space — In Six Simple Images
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Let's hope 2020 is the year when graphics like these finally fall out of date.
Buttigieg Plan: Vision Zero Plus Other Goodies
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Mayor Pete's transportation plan would create a national Vision Zero plan, charge drivers more for their use of the roads, build more public transit, and create "sustainable infrastructure" jobs — but it also has some proposals that might undermine all of it.