Kea Wilson
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SUV and Pickup Purchases Soar — But Who’s Buying?
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Americans set a new record last month for SUV and pickup truck sales. But who's buying all these giant cars (mostly Republicans, it turns out).
Regulators Could Have Prevented Fatal Tesla Crash
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Two Tesla passengers are dead, partly because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ignored calls from the National Transportation Safety Board to require automakers to implement safe driver monitoring technology in "driverless" vehicles.
And the Sorriest Bus Stop in North America Is…
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Hint: North America has a new l’arrêt d’autobus le plus désolant.
Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Gain Support Worldwide
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France may soon pay its residents to trade their private cars for e-bikes, vehicle-share services, and even transit passes — and the move is re-igniting the conversation about unconventional ways our governments can subsidize the greenest modes of transportation.
Op-Ed: Sure, Blame the Drivers — But the City is At Fault
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A viral video out of California is sparking conversation about dangerous driving. But the real villain here is barely mentioned at all: a multi-lane street designed to encourage speeding,
USDOT Grants Will Prioritize ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Equity’
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is re-branding one of its largest discretionary grant programs to explicitly reward regional and local governments who put equity and sustainability first in their transportation projects. But some advocates are holding their applause until they see how the department will actually define those critical terms.
D.C. Cyclist Jim Pagels Killed by Driver Hours After Tweeting About Unsafe Roads
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Grieving friends of a D.C. cyclist who was killed by a driver are fighting for his death to become a catalyst for safe street reforms in the capital and nationwide — just like he would have wanted.
Why Motorcycle Companies Are Betting on E-Bikes
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America's best-known motorcycle brand is now selling e-bikes — reigniting a conversation about the changing role of automotive options beyond cars on U.S. roadways.
Biden Is Right To Think Beyond DOT on Infrastructure
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Opponents of President Biden's infrastructure plan ignore that "transportation infrastructure" must include tackling our frayed social safety nets and our broken street designs.
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Staten Island
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We're rounding out the final four with two stops in major cities that are also major-league messes.
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Québec City vs. Lower Merion Township
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We're down to the final four in our quest to find the sorriest bus stop around — and this time, we've got an international incident on our hands.
Protecting Non-Motorists Makes NTSB ‘Most Wanted List’
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For the first time in its 54 year history, the transportation sector's most influential investigative agency wants America to focus on protecting vulnerable road users. What took so long?