Kea Wilson
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D.C. Law Makes Employers Refund Workers Who Don't Drive
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Many employers in Washington, D.C. are now required to pay workers who turn down their company-sponsored parking benefits.
France Forces Auto Advertisers to Encourage Less Driving
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A new law will require car advertisers to promote walking, cycling, and transit.
Virginia Snowstorm Nightmare Highlights Need For Better Transportation Policy
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A record-breaking snowstorm that left countless drivers, including a U.S. senator, stranded overnight on a Virginia highway has some advocates questioning the region's auto-centric transportation system.
We Watched ‘American Auto’ So 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.
Advocates Urge Federal Update of Gender-Biased Crash Test Standards
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Simple reforms to federal testing standards could end horrific disparities in car crash deaths between the genders — and the impending enactment of the new infrastructure bill is the perfect time to implement them, a new coalition says.
Houston Advocates Slam TxDOT For ‘Deliberately’ Ignoring Highway’s Racist Impacts
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The latest news from the battle to stop one of America's most notorious highway expansions.
USDOT Pressures States To Spend New Infrastructure Funds Sustainably
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As states begin cashing no-strings-attached federal infrastructure checks, U.S. DOT is pushing them to spend those funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.
Advocates Debate Role of Education and Enforcement in Safe Systems Approach
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A prominent highway safety organization is still pushing enforcement and education in the fight to end roadway fatalities — again sparking controversy among advocates of better road design who say that driver behavior is already over-emphasized and policing subject to racial bias.
Survey Says: E-Scooters Are Great for Riders’ Mental Health
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E-scooters users say they feel an increased sense of emotional well-being after a ride, adding to a mountain of evidence that sustainable transportation may be an overlooked tool in fighting America's mental health crisis.
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.
Study: Most Drivers Can’t Differentiate AVs and Driver Assistance Tech
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The majority of vehicle owners think that the installation of advanced driver assistance technology qualifies their car as a "fully automated self driving vehicle" — and that over-confidence could cost even more lives.
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.