Kea Wilson
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The Secret Villains Behind Traffic Violence: Auto Lenders
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Americans are taking on more debt than ever at the car dealership — and the rise in risky auto lending has everything to do with our national rise in pedestrian fatalities. The total amount that Americans owe on their cars rose a shocking 75 percent from 2009 to today, according to a new report from […]
Pedestrians Aren’t Even Safe From Car Crashes Inside Buildings
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500 people die every year in *non*-roadway car crashes -- because so many cars crash through building walls.
Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve
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"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg.
Naysayers: You Can’t Do THAT On A Bike!
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(Psst: You totally can.)
Anti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate
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If you believe in breaking car culture, you won't find a 2020 candidate committed to doing it.
Why We Should Be Even More Nervous About AVs
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Eighty-five percent of Americans are concerned about sharing the road with still-untested autonomous cars. But perfecting the tech may not be enough to make AVs safer.
Gas Taxes May Not Be Just For Roads Anymore In Georgia
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The Georgia State Senate may finally let transportation leaders use fuel tax dollars for sustainable transportation — and not just endless infrastructure for cars.
Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths In 2019
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Coord invites cities and other curb managers to apply for its Digital Curb Challenge to undertake a free curb management pilot program in 2020. Applications close on Feb. 14. Click here for information. Another world-class city has proven that Vision Zero isn’t just wishful thinking — and its example puts the pressure on American communities to […]
Advocates Question AOC, Levin ‘EV Freedom Bill’
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Coord invites cities and other curb managers to apply for its Digital Curb Challenge to undertake a free curb management pilot program in 2020. Applications close on Feb. 14. Click here for information. Sustainability advocates were unimpressed by a new proposal by two House Democrats that would a mandate a comprehensive network of electric vehicle charging […]
Want Action? Here’s How To Photograph a Pothole
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If your city won't build a protected bike lane, the least it can do is fix the streets you've got. Here's how to help make that happen.
EV Hummer Bummer, Part III: The Machine Still Kills
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It's the third installment of our series examining why GMC's "quiet revolution" is just very loud greenwashing.
Hummer Bummer II: Bad Emissions News
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This is the second part of Streetsblog's ongoing series about GMC's new Hummer EV — which is a disaster no matter that it's powered by electrons instead of gasoline.