Kea Wilson
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States Should Copy Scotland’s E-Bike Program
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Subsidizing e-bikes is a no-brainer in the best of times — and in a pandemic, it could be a life-saver.
How Cops Foil ‘Streets For Protest’
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Can good street design really "protect" protesters — and the right to protest itself — from police brutality? No.
Can Tactical Urbanism Be a Tool for Equity?
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The creators of "tactical urbanism" sit down with Streetsblog to talk about where their quick-build methods are going in a historic moment that is finally centering real community engagement.
McConnell’s Diss Helps Dems’ Infrastructure Plan
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Mitch McConnell just accidentally created a lot of new fans for a Democratic infrastructure bill. The Senate majority leader reacted to the news that the House had passed a massive new infrastructure act by calling it “a thousand-page cousin of the Green New Deal, masquerading as a highway bill” — providing an inadvertently helpful reframing […]
Four Things Every Sustainable Transportation Advocate Should Know About the INVEST Act
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The House reportedly likely to vote on a major infrastructure bill soon — and if it passes, it will have big consequences for the future of sustainable transportation in the U.S. The Moving Forward Act is a massive, $1.5-trillion bill that will have sweeping implications for housing, climate change, water, and land use in addition […]
When Highway Overpasses Become Housing
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The evection of unhoused people underneath a highway overpass in St. Louis race is serious questions, not only about city policy, but about a national trend of criminalizing people without homes.
Op Ed: Why Baltimore Needs Its Own RTA To Achieve Real Transit Justice
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A new ballot question initiative in Maryland aims to give Baltimore voters a say in the creation of a city-specific transit agency — which could be a crucial tool in the fight for transportation equity in Charm City, advocates argue. For nearly half a century, Baltimore has been one of the largest cities in America lacking […]
Couple Brandishes Guns at BLM Crowd in St. Louis
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Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Mater protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.
COVID-19 Has Created More Cyclists; Here’s How Cities Can Keep Them on Their Bikes
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Two researchers share what they've learned about what cities should do to encourage cycling — coronavirus or no.
Lime Jumps on Street-Safety Push
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Will "Lime Action" succeed in the noble goal of supporting an advocate-set agenda for our mobility future? What is that agenda? Time will tell.
Transit Agency To Pay Uber To Collect Fares
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San Francisco Bay Area agency Marin Transit signed a deal that will allow its riders to buy their bus tickets directly from the Uber app — agreeing to pay the company a subscription fee as much as $80,000 over two years for the use of its software. The move raised hackles among some transit advocates, who are skeptical of the e-taxi industry's corrosive impact on public transportation ridership.
A Transit App for People with Cognitive Disabilities
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A Columbus, Ohio research team is getting closer to releasing an app that could soon give people with cognitive disabilities more independence on mass transit systems across America. The Wayfinder app, developed by AbleLink Technologies in partnership with Smart Columbus, provides customizable support for users with cognitive difficulties, including disabilities stemming from medical conditions such […]