Kea Wilson
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New D.C. Law Makes Employers Refund Workers Who Reject Pro-Driving Benefits
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Many employers in Washington, D.C. are now required to pay workers who turn down their company-sponsored parking benefits — a model for other American cities who want to stop incentivizing commuters to drive.
France to Car Buyers: Driving is Bad For Your Health and Community
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A new law will require car advertisers in France to promote walking, cycling, and transit, deepening the already stark contrast between how automobiles are allowed to be marketed in Europe versus car-crazy America.
Streetsblog Watched ‘American Auto’ … So Now You Don’t Have To
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Many Americans would love to watch a competent satire about the sheer absurdity and cruelty of the auto industry. Alas, "American Auto" is not that show.
Yes, Even Walmart Wants to Build Smaller Parking Lots
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At the peak of its parking investment, Walmart was building six parking spaces per thousand square feet of store. But that's changed.
JUST GARBAGE: Watch out for the Bikes that Last Four Months
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While we’re all annoyed when our latest electronic gizmo conks out after just a few months, by now it’s not all that surprising. But a bike? Surely a bike should last longer, right?
Here's how to spot an unfixable bike designed for the dump.
Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House
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An infusion of $22 billion for Amtrak would allow the system to offer more reliable service, upgrade stations and work on its backlog of deferred maintenance.
USDOT Wants States To Spend Infrastructure Funds Sustainably
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The feds are pushing states to spend infrastructure funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.
Report: To Sustain the Cycling Boom, U.S. Must Build Up American Bike Manufacturing
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And as the bike shortages of the Covid-19 pandemic recently revealed, the absence of a robust domestic bike industry can itself become a barrier to getting Americans riding.
Who’s a Good Boy? Five Ways To Make Cities More Dog Friendly (Without the Car)
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People who live with dogs are more likely to own cars and drive them — which is big news even without us running lots of photos of Kea Wilson's dog!
Lemonade From Lemons: Six Improvements Worth Celebrating Within Flawed Infrastructure Bill
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These are some of the IIJA's most notable successes — even if some of them are pretty incremental.
Study: Drivers Responsible For Way More Ammonia Pollution Than Previously Thought
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Federal and state agencies may be underestimating the amount of dangerous ammonia emissions that cars pump into the atmosphere by as much as a factor of five, a new study finds — and maybe more in urban areas.
Advocates to Biden: There’s A Better Way to Address Rising Gas Prices
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Sustainable transportation advocates are sending a clear message to Washington: the best way to address rising gas prices is to cut oil demand, not increase supply.