Kea Wilson
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Bloated Truck Designs Lead to More Women Dying in Crashes
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Women drivers are more likely to die in crashes because the male drivers who hit them are more likely to be driving trucks and SUVs, a new study finds.
Senate Considering $10B for Highway Teardowns
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The Restoring Neighborhoods and Strengthening Communities Program — known among advocates as the “Highways to Boulevards” initiative — would be available for projects located in regions with a high concentration of low income residents or residents of color.
Could Flipping Parking Lots Help End Car Dependence?
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Miami-based startup REEF Technology made headlines last month when it raised $700 million to buy up parking lots and rapidly transform them into a range of more profitable uses.
Highway Teardowns Make Great Investments
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In a groundbreaking new policy proposal, nonprofits Transportation for America and Third Way recommended that the next administration create a new, $5-billion competitive grant program that states could draw on to tear down their misguided downtown highways and redevelop the land that’s left behind in better ways.
National Bike/Ped Groups Pitch ‘Greenway Stimulus’ for Pandemic Recovery
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Representatives from more than 160 organizations across America signed a letter to Congress urging leaders to pass a Greenway Stimulus, which would be used to build off-street trails, on-street bike lanes, and generous shared-use sidewalks to connect communities in all 50 states.
NACTO Grants to Fund Open Streets As Tools for Equity and Resilience
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“It seemed prudent to lift up examples of projects that balanced that tension between the need to respond rapidly to this crisis and the need to be thoughtful about the people who live in cities,” said NACTO’s Jenny O’Connell.
A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers
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Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the worse.
The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses
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The Boston Globe's latest Spotlight investigation exposes how a loophole in the national driver's license compact is keeping killer drivers on the roads.