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Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years

By Kea Wilson | Oct 1, 2020 | No Comments

It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.

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Advocates to Chao: First ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Must Be More Than Just A Press Release

By Kea Wilson | Sep 30, 2020 | No Comments

A coalition of transportation safety and consumer groups is urging Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to push for laws aimed at decreasing the pedestrian death toll on America's roadways, which reached a 30-year high of 6,590 last year.

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Report: Three Million People Could Lose Transit Access Soon

By Kea Wilson | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments

And Black, brown and low-income city residents will bear the brunt.

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Why Your City Doesn’t Map Its Worst Car Crashes

By Kea Wilson | Sep 28, 2020 | No Comments

The idea of a "High Injury Network" isn't new. But a surprising number of cities don't bother to map it.

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D.C. Shows What To Do When Your Vision Zero Plan Is Failing

By Kea Wilson | Sep 27, 2020 | No Comments

The nation's capital is failing to meet its Vision Zero goal — but it's not taking the loss lying down.

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Top Highway Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing; Activists Say We Need Abolition

By Kea Wilson | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

An influential transportation safety organization recommended ways to cut racism from traffic policing — but stopped short of advocating to get police out of traffic enforcement altogether.

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Op-Ed: It Shouldn’t Cost 31x More To Take Transit Than Park

By Joe Cortright | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

Everything you need to know about equity and privilege in urban transportation is reflected in how much we charge for parking compared to transit.

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No, We Don’t Need Drive-Thrus — Even During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

Drive-thrus are terrible for pedestrians, congestion, and more – and we've found better alternatives during the pandemic.

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Winter Is Coming: Four Ways To Keep Snowy Cities Moving During the Pandemic

By Kea Wilson | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

Many forms of indoor entertainment won't be safe this winter — which means it's past time to make outdoor transportation and recreation safe for all.

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‘Heat Vision’ Traffic Lights Can Save Lives

By Kea Wilson | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Cities across America are telling the pedestrian "beg" button to bug off, thanks to thermal imaging technology designed to detect and protect human bodies on our roadways.

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Op-Ed: Middle America Won’t Survive Losing Amtrak to COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Non-coastal states will suffer if Amtrak fails — unless Congress takes action.

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This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes

By Kea Wilson | Sep 20, 2020 | No Comments

A new pilot project that launches today could change the way American cities do on-street parking — and finally stop delivery drivers from double-parking in the bike lane to boot.

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