Kea Wilson
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‘We Couldn’t Take A Roundabout Out if We Wanted To’: An Interview with Jim Brainerd, Mayor of Carmel, Ind.
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The Indianapolis suburb of Carmel has become internationally famous for its commitment to a hotly-debated traffic safety intervention known as the "roundabout." It wasn't always that way, though — until Mayor Jim Brainerd came along.
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%
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A Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
Denver Halts Two Highway Expansions, Gives the Money to Transit
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Colorado will cancel two planned highway expansions, citing a new climate rule that advocates say should be a model for communities across America.
How Tech Billionaires Are Threatening Transportation’s Future
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Author Paris Marx reveals exactly what's wrong with the fantasies of some of the most prominent transportation tech "visionaries" of our time, and draws a blueprint for a better mobility system based on serving the needs of the many.
Why Don’t More States Use School Bus ‘Stop Arm’ Cameras?
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Artificial intelligence can protect children as they get on and off the bus — at least in cities that allow school districts to install life-saving technology.
Epic 150-Kid ‘Bike Bus’ Shows America a Better Way to Get to School
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A viral video of hundreds of students biking to school together shows how to give more kids the opportunity to get to school on their own two wheels.
Opinion: The E-Bike Is Not a ‘Monstrosity’; Car Culture Is
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An Atlantic columnist really put himself out there with a column that mocked e-bikes yet somehow let cars almost entirely off the hook.
Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns to Advocacy
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The husband of a U.S. diplomat who survived an evacuation from war-torn Ukraine only to be killed in a car crash as she biked on a Maryland road is raising money to stop other families from having to endure similar tragedies — and urging the public to reckon with an epidemic of traffic violence that's left his children without a mother.
Pittsburgh Study: What If Your Every Mode Of Transit Was Free For A Year?
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An innovative new pilot will give Pittsburgh residents free rides on all the shared transportation networks their city has to offer — and, possibly for the first time in the history of "universal basic mobility" pilots, they'll be able to access them all on a single platform.
How To Design Better Cities For ‘Unseen’ Cyclists
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Bicycles play a radically different role in the lives of many cyclists experiencing housing insecurity, a new study suggests — and policymakers don't always do enough to consider the unique needs of people who bike for their survival.
Vermont is the First State in the U.S. to Offer an E-Bike Rebate; Is Yours Next?
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As states across America consider subsidizing the purchase of e-bikes to get people out of cars, Vermont just quietly became the first one to actually do it.
Documentary Wants Americans To Care About Pedestrian, Cyclist Deaths
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A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.