Kea Wilson
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Advocates Rue Axing of High Speed Rail From Climate Bill
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The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.
CLICKBAIT: What Is An ‘E-Bike’ Anyway — And Where Does it Belong?
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There are so many electric vehicles out there that something must be done to make bike lanes safe. But first, let's look at some funky micro-mobility — and have fun with a poll!
Three GOP Senators Want to Protect Motorists’ Ability to Drive Drunk
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A new bill from three Senate Republicans would repeal a law that aimed to end drunk driving.
What’s in the New ‘Climate’ Deal for Sustainable Transport — And What’s Not
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The Senate is on the brink of passing one of the most robust climate spending bills in U.S. history — but sustainable transportation advocates say it won't do enough to decarbonize the transportation sector.
This Artificial Intelligence Bot is Designing Better Streets Than Some Engineers
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Leave it to a Brooklyn artist to break through Americans' willful inability to imagine how their communities could be designed around people instead of automobiles.
YouTube Car Enthusiast Goes on Anti-Auto Rant
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A new video about the dangers of car dependency by a popular automotive vlogger is prompting a conversation about how people who love cars can help dismantle a transportation system that privileges autos.
STREETSBLOG USA Four Factors Driving the Bus Operator Shortage (And What to Do About Them)
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Bus driver shortages are undermining transit agencies' efforts to recover from the pandemic. Here's what can be done.
STREETSBLOG USA What The Proposed GHG Rule Will (And Won’t) Do for the Climate
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Federal regulators want local governments to track transportation sector emissions — but they can't do much to force communities to reduce those emissions, never mind doing so in ways that would address the other damages of car dependency, experts say.
STREETSBLOG USA Hoboken Eliminated Traffic Deaths For 4 Years — And Now It’s Ending Injuries, Too
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Frank Sinatra's hometown has a thing or two to teach its big time neighbor to the east about Vision Zero.
The Real Scandal Buried in the Uber Leak
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The Uber leak revealed the ruthless quest the company undertook to achieve its car-dependent vision for the future of city transportation — but that vision itself deserves just as much censure as the app-taxi giant's bare-knuckle tactics, advocates say.
Wait, Wut? The US, Where Road Violence is a National Crisis, Wants to Advise Other Countries?!
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Don't do as I say — and definitely don't do as I do!
HOLIDAY READ: What Advocates Need to Know About the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program
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A disappointingly small federal fund to repair the devastation inflicted by highway builders on predominantly Black, brown, and poor communities is now accepting applications. But more needs to be done.