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Laws ‘Arrest’ the Mobility of Blacks in the U.S.: Study

By Kea Wilson | Mar 29, 2023 | No Comments
Black pedestrians, bicyclists and micromobility users are subjected to a wide array of dangerous laws.
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New Tool Maps Sidewalks From the Sky — And Encourages Cities to Fill The Gaps

By Kea Wilson | Mar 28, 2023 | No Comments
Cities across America will soon be able to easily map their pedestrian infrastructure using the power of artificial intelligence — and challenge them to have a long overdue conversation about why those networks have such an acceptable number of gaps. Now there are no excuses.
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What’s Different About the New Federal E-Bike Credit Proposal

By Kea Wilson | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments
A popular proposal for a federal e-bike credit is back in front of Congress — and this time, supporters have hard proof of concept that it will be the emissions-slashing, congestion-cutting, mode-shifting tool that Americans deserve.
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What Parking Reform Means for People With Disabilities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments
Practically every day, there's a new headline about a new effort in a U.S. city to reform its autocentric parking policies — and practically every time Streetsblog covers it, we get an email that asks what people with disabilities will do in a world with no accessible parking at all.
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The AV Revolution Probably Won’t Revolutionize Parking in Dense Cities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 21, 2023 | No Comments
Replacing human drivers with self-driving taxis might not actually remove many space-wasting parking lots from dense American cities, according to a new study that throws doubt onto one of the core arguments in favor of the autonomous vehicle revolution.
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AVs Probably Won’t Revolutionize Parking

By Kea Wilson | Mar 20, 2023 | No Comments
Replacing human drivers with self-driving taxis might not actually remove many space-wasting parking lots from dense American cities, a new study finds, throwing doubt onto one of the core arguments in favor of the autonomous vehicle revolution. 
STREETSBLOG USA

Three Takeaways from the Lithium-Ion Fire ‘Epidemic’

By Kea Wilson | Mar 20, 2023 | No Comments
Sustainable transportation advocates are calling for common-sense trade regulations, consumer education, and other reforms to keep prevent fires involving defective lithium-ion batteries — while simultaneously fighting misinformation that threatens to explode into a culture war against electric microbility.
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Pedestrian Death Rate 2x Higher in Red-Lined Neighborhoods

By Kea Wilson | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments
Communities that were red-lined in the 1930s are still experiencing more than twice the rate of pedestrian deaths today than more privileged neighborhoods — and we can't achieve Vision Zero until we reckon with racist and classist policies that contribute to the disparity, a groundbreaking new study argues.
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‘Secretary Pete Can’t Save You’: FHWA OKs Houston Highway Expansion After Pause

By Kea Wilson | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments
"The lesson here is, Secretary Pete is not going to come in and save the day," said one highway opponent. "And he probably isn’t capable of saving the day."
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Screenings Old Drivers Cut Crashes — But Have a Downside

By Kea Wilson | Mar 14, 2023 | No Comments
Simply taking away the licenses of older drivers who show signs of dementia without addressing the dangers of the car-dependent communities in which they live may not deliver as many safety benefits as policymakers hope, a new study suggests — and it may spike the number of death among seniors who walk and bike, too.
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Stop the Spin: How to Spot Nine Types of Auto-Industry Disinformation

By Kea Wilson | Mar 13, 2023 | No Comments
Corporate disinformation has played a key role in creating America's deadly transportation culture — and it will keep happening until advocates learn to spot the most common forms of spin and organize against the policies they helped create.
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Are Bright SUV Headlights Making US Roads Less Safe?

By Kea Wilson | Mar 8, 2023 | No Comments
Blindspots the size of a pre-school classroom. Hulking curb weights. Tall, aggressive hoods that can easily strike a fully-grown adult at the level of the neck. 
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