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Sen. Ed Markey co-introduced four bills that are getting love from green transportation advocates. Source: Victoria Pickering via Creative Commons

Four Bills Could Help Break the Car Culture

By Kea Wilson | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.

The new USPS mail truck won applause from advocates last year for its wide range of pedestrian safety features — but they're less happy now that the agency has announced its plans to power most of them with fossil fuels. Photo: USPS.

The Best Thing About The New Mail Truck

By Kea Wilson | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

If it looks like a duck ... it's probably a better-designed truck!

Lime Makes Big Bet on Electric Bikeshare

By Kea Wilson | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments

One of America's largest scooter-share companies is going back to its roots as a bike company — and taking a step into the future by going electric. Could 2021 be the year of the e-bike?

Bikeshare isn't always planned with seniors in front of mind — and if we're not careful, the next wave of the mobility revolution won't be, either. Image: Pixabay via Creative Commons

The New Mobility Revolution Leaves Seniors Behind

By Kea Wilson | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments

Elders are being left out of the new mobility revolution — and will be more so by the time autonomous vehicles come around, a new study argues.

Image: Andrew Seaman via Creative Commons.

Study: Low-Income Workers Rely on Bikeshare

By Kea Wilson | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments

Low-income and BIPOC workers are more dependent on bikeshare to get around during the pandemic than their wealthy, white counterparts, a new study finds – but the location of docking stations doesn't always prioritize their travel needs.

Sidewalks in Holland, Mich. stay dry even int he depths of winter— thanks to an innovative snow-melt program in their downtown, and a robust snow-clearance program everywhere else. Image: Screenshot from City of Holland Youtube.

Holland (Mich.) Puts Pedestrians First in Winter

By Kea Wilson | Feb 23, 2021 | No Comments

Holland has a long history of going above and beyond for people who travel outside cars in the winter — and no, we're not talking about that Holland.

Will Amtrak Get the Subsidy It Deserves?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 22, 2021 | No Comments

Amtrak wants intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential component of our public transportation ecosystem, rather than quasi-private afterthought.

Young Marvin Anderson watches the destruction of his neighborhood to make way for I-94. More than half a century later, he's leading an effort to rebuild some of what the historically Black Rondo region lost. Courtesy: Reconnect Rondo

Can a Land Bridge Restore What a Black Community Lost?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 19, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates from St. Paul, Minn. are hoping to restore some of what the Black community lost when a highway was run through their core neighborhood — and to provide an unconventional model for other communities across the country to do the same.

Ask a state politician, and they'll probably tell you that their constituents are calling for more highway funding. But ask a city or county politician, and they're more likely to ask for money for transit — especially post-pandemic. Image: Laurie Skrivan/Post Dispatch, via Creative Commons

Study: Cities Want More Transit From Infra Bill

By Kea Wilson | Feb 16, 2021 | No Comments

If city and regional leaders were the ones writing next federal infrastructure bill, mass transit would be a top priority and highways would be de-emphasized, a new study suggests.

The Reason More Women Drivers Die in Car Crashes

By Kea Wilson | Feb 16, 2021 | No Comments

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.

How to Support Women on Bikes in Winter

By Kea Wilson | Feb 12, 2021 | No Comments

"In order for the bike boom to continue, we have to include everyone, and that’s not just about snow clearance," said one panelist at the Winter Cycling Conference.

E-bike batteries are often a lot more subtle than this – and if a new bill passes, electric cycles of all kinds could be ubiquitous on U.S. roads soon. Image: Pixabay via Creative Commons

New Bill Would Help Americans Buy E-Bikes

By Kea Wilson | Feb 11, 2021 | No Comments

As President Biden gears up to give electric car buyers a federally subsidized discount, Congress must not to forget the other electric vehicle that is even better at saving the planet.

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