Kea Wilson
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Active Transportation Advocates See Silver Lining in Infrastructure Bill
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A handful of critical policy changes buried in the bipartisan infrastructure megabill may quietly revolutionize life for people who walk and roll through U.S. cities — especially if it's amended to include other progressive items a House bill.
Advocates Call for Action on Biden’s Infrastructure Bill
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The Senate may be on the brink of slashing the nation’s core transit funding at a moment when many hoped the mode would finally get its due — unless advocates speak out.
Report: To Make Transit Safe, Rethink Transit Cops
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Transit agencies need to do more to make sure their networks are comprehensively safe — and that may include reforming, defunding, or outright removing police from these critical public spaces, a new report argues.
An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds
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The two-wheeled electric vehicle revolution is taking off — but is Washington up to the task?
Stats Show Black and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
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The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards From Senate
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The next baseline infrastructure bill can no longer ignore the need for common-sense vehicle safety improvements that save vulnerable road users’ lives, a coalition of advocates and lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Advocates Praise House Transportation Bill that Includes Policy Reform, More Transit Funding
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The House bill also includes hundreds of earmarks for specific projects in Massachusetts.
The Sustainable Transport Advocate’s Cheat Sheet to Infrastructure Year
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Washington is in the thick of negotiating two major infrastructure bills that could reshape American transportation for decades. Here's a primer you can come back to again and again.
Autonomous Taxis Could Speed Up Climate Change
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Autonomous vehicles may make our skies dirtier, even if they’re shared and electric, a new study finds.
How Cities Should Analyze Crashes that Kill Pedestrians
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A team of advocates has produced what may be the most comprehensive report on crashes that kill pedestrians — and it’s prompting a call for a similar approach to be adopted across the country.
Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?
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Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.
Inside Berlin’s Free Cargo-Bikeshare Program
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Why can't we do this everywhere?