Kea Wilson
Recent Posts
Will Micromobility Co's Turn Riders Into Activists?
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Will "Lime Action" succeed in the noble goal of supporting an advocate-set agenda for our mobility future? What is that agenda? Time will tell.
Why One Transit Agency Is Paying Uber $80k
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San Francisco Bay Area agency Marin Transit signed a deal that will allow its riders to buy their bus tickets directly from the Uber app — agreeing to pay the company a subscription fee as much as $80,000 over two years for the use of its software. The move raised hackles among some transit advocates, who are skeptical of the e-taxi industry's corrosive impact on public transportation ridership.
Why 'Centering Equity is a Matter of Life and Death'
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Five visionary leaders shared their wisdom on how to take antiracist action in the built environment professions. Here are a few of the highlights for Streetsblog readers.
Car Sales Are On the Rise — Especially Trucks and SUVs
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Drivers aren't just buying more cars than they were a month ago — they're buying bigger ones.
'Fighting H.A.R.D.' Against Hit-and-Runs
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As the founder of H.A.R.D., Tiffanie Stanfield fights against a traffic violence epidemic with a uniquely high impact on the Black community — and she wants you to join her.
What ‘Abolish the Police’ Could Mean for Street Safety
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What does #defundthepolice really mean for road safety — in the broadest sense of that term?
Study: Driverless Cars Bad at Detecting Dark Skin
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Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
Three Signs This Might Be Micromobility’s Big Moment
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From soaring ridership to major expansion, there's new evidence that reports of the micromobility industry's early death to COVID-19 may have been greatly exaggerated.
Study: Police Aren't Deterring Texting Drivers Much
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An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.
Getting Police out of 'Safe' Routes to School
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Black activists have long maintained that police presence is a barrier to the safe use of the streets for Black children. Now, a major national program is listening — and making big changes.
Trump Order Will Pollute Black Communities
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By dismantling key environmental protections, Trump is empowering cities to build highways through black neighborhoods — a heinous form of environmental racism that has killed countless Americans.
Houston’s I-45 Project is More ‘Urban Renewal’ Racism
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Racist highway policies of the 1940s and 1950s are still with us today.