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Kea Wilson

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Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road

By Kea Wilson | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments
A new plan to update federal consumer safety ratings for cars won't do nearly enough to incentivize automakers to build vehicles that are less likely to kill walkers, say advocates.
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America: Show Us Your Best Bus Stops!

By Kea Wilson | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments
For 2022 only, we're inviting you to send us your submissions for America's Best Bus Stop. Here's how. 
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STUDY: What A Lifetime of Car Ownership Costs — And Who Pays

By Kea Wilson | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments
The average motorist will pay a whopping $650,000 on the low end to own a car over his or her lifetime, and society will pick up over 40 percent of the tab, a new study finds.
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What’s the Groundbreaking New USDOT Safety Strategy — and What’s Missing

By Kea Wilson | Jan 27, 2022 | No Comments
For the first time in history, the United States Department of Transportation has committed to using every available resource to end roadway deaths and serious injuries on American roads — and now, they face the critical challenge of getting the rest of America to buy in with them. 
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RETURN TO SENDER: USPS Decarbonization Plan is Weak, Say Advocates

By Kea Wilson | Jan 10, 2022 | No Comments
Sustainability leaders are furious at the United States Postal Service for dragging its feet on ditching gas-powered mail trucks and other vehicles — and the agency doesn't seem to be seriously considering non-automotive mail delivery options, either. 
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Yes, Even Walmart Wants to Build Smaller Parking Lots

By Kea Wilson | Dec 30, 2021 | No Comments
At the peak of its parking investment, Walmart was building six parking spaces per thousand square feet of store. But that's changed.
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USDOT Pressures States To Spend New Infrastructure Funds Sustainably

By Kea Wilson | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments
As states begin cashing no-strings-attached federal infrastructure checks, U.S. DOT is pushing them to spend those funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.
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What’s In (And What’s Out Of) the New Reconciliation Bill For Sustainable Transport

By Kea Wilson | Nov 2, 2021 | No Comments
Most programs favored by sustainable transportation advocates have survived negotiations over the massive social infrastructure package that's held up the country's transportation ambitions for months — though a few of them have gotten a little skinnier. 
The scene of a fatal crash in Milton near Mattapan Square on Nov. 17, 2020, after an Eversource driver struck and killed a victim who was riding a bicycle on Blue Hill Avenue. Courtesy of the Massachusetts State Police.

US DOT Promises National Safe Systems Approach After Surge in Motorist Killings

By Kea Wilson | Nov 1, 2021 | No Comments
The federal Department of Transportation is talking about radically changing federal roadway safety policy after new stats showed the largest six-month increase in roadway fatalities ever recorded by the agency. A shocking 18.4-percent more people died on U.S. roads in the first six months of 2021 compared to the same period last year — a […]
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Four Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Traffic Violence This Halloween

By Kea Wilson | Oct 29, 2021 | No Comments
Top health leaders are encouraging families to get outside and trick-or-treat for the first time since the pandemic began, but advocates are urging them not to ignore another public health threat that threatens kids every Halloween: traffic violence. 
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New ‘Induced Demand’ Calculator Shows Exactly How Much Driving Your City’s Highway Expansion Will Encourage

By Kea Wilson | Oct 20, 2021 | No Comments
A new calculator shows the real impacts of proposed highway expansions in their communities — and the experts behind the project hope that transportation agencies will someday be required to use it, too. 
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Grisly Texas Crash Raises Old Questions About Teen Drivers

By Kea Wilson | Sep 27, 2021 | No Comments
Safe streets advocates in Texas are questioning the state driving age after an aggressive teenage motorist mowed down six cyclists this weekend — and others are wondering whether children really belong behind the wheel anywhere in America.
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