Kea Wilson
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CDC Backtracks on COVID-19 Commuting Guidance
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The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.
An Interview With ‘Black Urbanist’ Kristen Jeffers
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Kristen Jeffers, the founder and editor-in-chief at the The Black Urbanist, talks to Streetsblog about how land use, planning and transportation systems don't often center black, queer, and feminist voices. And should.
Feds Seek Incentives to Encourage Driving
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Federal officials want to incentivize urban driving, claiming it will reduce the spread of COVID-19. Here's why they're wrong.
Rush Hour Transit Demand Craters Due to COVID-19 — But Midday Demand Doesn’t
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Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall.
Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity
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City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.
Scrapped JUMP Bikes Raise Questions About Micromobility Waste
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There were practical reasons for Uber to recycle dozens of perfectly good e-bikes — but we can still do better.
‘Pleasure Drive’ Makes a COVID Comeback
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Getting behind the wheel has become "outdoor" recreation during COVID-19.
NACTO Issues Playbook for Fighting COVID-19
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The group's member cities have been working hard to make public space as safe as possible during the pandemic — and the organization just compiled their best strategies.
COVID-19 Outdoor Dining Squeezing Walkers
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Cities across America are making space for socially-distanced dining on sidewalks — but they’re not all doing a great job of leaving space for socially-distanced walking in the same spaces. St. Louis, Mo., recently announced that restaurants will be allowed to cannibalize scarce sidewalk space for diners, but specified that eateries can’t touch the parking […]
Trump Under Fire For Sacking US DOT Watchdog
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President Trump has fired another inspector general — but the first sacking that has broad implications on national transportation policy.
Why Safety Isn’t Only About Infrastructure
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It's not too late for cities to prevent a total carmageddon as their COVID-19 lockdowns ease — and they need to think beyond simple infrastructure to get it done.
OP-ED: Why is Miami Fighting Cycling During Coronavirus?
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It started with the closing of bike shops. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami-Dade County’s COVID-19 shutdown deemed auto supply and repair shops essential — but forced the closure of bike shops. It set the stage for what has become an ongoing string of questionable policy decisions — decisions that, over time, have cemented an […]