Kea Wilson

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Traffic congestion on I-93 southbound in downtown Boston, pictured around 2 pm on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

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Post-COVID, Workers Say They Still Won’t Want to Drive

By Kea Wilson | Jul 15, 2020 | No Comments

32 percent of Americans said they’d prefer to ditch their commutes altogether and work from home every day.

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States Should Imitate This Scottish E-Bike Program

By Kea Wilson | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

E-bike sales are growing in the U.S. — and could climb higher if governments recognized the crucial role that e-bikes could play for a transit-leery public during the pandemic.

Bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C., looking toward the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Fletcher6, used with permission under a Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 license.

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The Streetsblog Guide to the INVEST Act

By Kea Wilson | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

Our Congresspeople are reportedly likely to vote on a major infrastructure bill soon — and if they succeed, it will have big consequences for the future of sustainable transportation in the U.S.

A pedestrian detection system senses three white-presenting pedestrians in its path. Source: Virginia Department of Transportation, licensed under Creative Commons.

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Study: Self-Driving Cars Are Worse at Detecting Darker-Skinned Pedestrians

By Kea Wilson | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities.

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Study: Police Are Weak Deterrent to Texting While Driving

By Kea Wilson | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments

The threat of police enforcement isn’t deterring dangerous drivers from texting behind the wheel, a new study shows — the latest reminder that law enforcement is unreliable in making streets safer.