Kea Wilson
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These 10 Urban Freeways Deserve To Be Demolished — But Will They?
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America is at a watershed moment in the fight to heal the harms of urban freeways that tore apart predominantly BIPOC and low-income communities, a new report argues — but what that healing will look like, exactly, is still an open question.
Study: SUV Drivers Cause 55% More Injuries To Bicyclists They Hit
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Bicyclists who are struck by SUV drivers endure significantly more severe injuries — particularly to the head — than those struck by the drivers of smaller cars.
What It Takes To Successfully Sue Over a Defective Bike Lane
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Mike Bagg won a million dollars after a defective bike lane caused him to crash. But he won't actually see all of that money — and neither will the countless cyclists who get in crashes just like his every day.
Traffic Studies Are ‘Junk Science’ — Yet Planners, Courts Rely on Them Anyway
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Community leaders and the courts are putting too much faith into dubious traffic studies that always seem to predict more and more driving, a new study argues — but that could change.
Colorado Program Fixes Broken Streetlights Instead of Arresting People for Broken Windows
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A new Colorado program is seeking to curb crime by investing in safer, more accessible streets — and not just the crimes committed by drivers.
Alarm Bells Ringing About Heavy EVs — Even in Europe, Where Cars Are Far Smaller
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The swelling size of the average car on the road is threatening the environmental potential of EVs more than proponents may realize, a prominent watchdog group warns.
New Law Would Honor Legacy of Slain Cyclist Sarah Langenkamp By Helping Cities Fill Bike Network Gaps
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A new bill would encourage U.S. communities to use their federal safety dollars to fill the holes in city bike networks, and honor the legacy of an American hero who lost her life in one.
The Brake Podcast: How to Reframe the Narrative About Car Dependency
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On today's episode of The Brake, host Kea Wilson brings you an extended interview with Grant Ennis, author of Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Harms Our Health and the Environment. Listen now.
Laws ‘Arrest’ the Mobility of Blacks in the U.S.: Study
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Black pedestrians, bicyclists and micromobility users are subjected to a wide array of dangerous laws.
New Tool Maps Sidewalks From the Sky — And Encourages Cities to Fill The Gaps
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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.
The AV Revolution Probably Won’t Revolutionize Parking in Dense Cities
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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.
Study: Pedestrian Death Rate More Than 2x Higher in Historically Red-Lined Neighborhoods
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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.