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Why the S.D. Attorney General Will Probably Get Away With Killing A Pedestrian

By Kea Wilson | Sep 15, 2020 | No Comments

One of South Dakota's most powerful elected officials killed a pedestrian in a bizarre rural car crash on Saturday evening. He claimed he hit a deer.

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The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments

Noise pollution from busy roads is nearly as harmful to our health as air pollution.

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How to Remake Streets for Kids During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Sep 13, 2020 | No Comments

Cities need to keep their youngest residents safe, healthy, and learning in their own neighborhood thanks to a pandemic that is putting roughly 80 percent of U.S. students on remote learning. Here's how.

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Quarantine Saved US Drivers $22B — And Saved Society Far More

By Kea Wilson | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

A massive shift to remote work during national COVID-19 lockdowns saved commuters as much as $22 billion in direct commuting costs — and it saved society nearly as much money in avoided car crashes and carbon outputs. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.

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Is a Federal Greenway Act What the U.S. Needs to Recover from COVID-19?

By Kea Wilson | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could.

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Denver’s Shared Streets Are a Change Worth Preserving

By David Mintzer | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

Long time residents have noted that Denver's shared streets have restored the feel of the neighborhood they experienced in their youth, long since sacrificed to congestion and speeding traffic. Denver resident and physician David Mintzer argues that recent reconfigurations of the barricades have robbed the neighborhood of an asset, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak time.

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Op-Ed: Why Most Pedestrian Infrastructure Is Really for Drivers

By Joe Cortright | Sep 6, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on City Observatory and is republished with permission from the author. One of the biggest lies in transportation planning is calling something “multi-modal.” When somebody tells you a project is “multi-modal,” you can safely bet that its really for cars and trucks with some decorative frills appended for bikes […]

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How To Get More People on E-Bikes

By Kea Wilson | Sep 1, 2020 | No Comments

It will take a different kind of advocacy to increase e-bike adoption in the U.S. — and the whole cycling community might be better for it.

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Despite Months of Protests, NHTSA Still Thinks Cops Can Make Cyclists and Peds Safer

By Kea Wilson | Sep 1, 2020 | No Comments

There's just one thing missing from the federal agency's "idea book" on enhancing police support for road safety : any acknowledgement of the existence of violent structural racism.

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Micromobility Trips Explode 60 Percent In One Year — But Bikeshares Lag

By Kea Wilson | Aug 30, 2020 | No Comments

Scooters are driving the recent micromobility revolution — but don't count out the humble bike just yet.

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The Real Reason Buses Were Losing Riders Even Before COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Hint: It's not because riders simply don't like mass surface transit.

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Op-Ed: It’s Time to Put Daycares Within Walking Distance of Every Home

By Kea Wilson | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments

A land-use ordinance passed by Seattle City Council marks a first step in increasing access to childcare across the city.

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