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US DOT Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns

By Kea Wilson | Jan 8, 2021 | No Comments
The 18th Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has announced her resignation following a violent riot at the nation's capitol by predominantly white Trump supporters that went largely unchecked by law enforcement for hours, reminding many advocates of her department's consistent complicity in perpetuating police brutality and white supremacy in America. 
Jon Ossoff, left, via John Ramspott/Creative Commons.. Rev. Raphael Warnock, right, via Raphael Warnock/Creative Commons
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Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach

By Kea Wilson | Jan 7, 2021 | No Comments
Democrats reclaiming majority control of the Senate creates a path to a green infrastructure bill that has eluded sustainable transportation advocates for decades.
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Virginia Policy Could End Jaywalking Stops

By Kea Wilson | Jan 5, 2021 | No Comments
A new Virginia law will prohibit police from utilizing one of the most outrageous pretexts to harass people of color: walking in the street outside of a designated crosswalk.
Black LIves Matter Plaza, created by the Government of the District of Columbia, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Photo: Ted Eytan via Creative Commons
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Goodbye to 2020, a Truly Unimaginable Year for Sustainable Transportation

By Kea Wilson | Jan 4, 2021 | No Comments
What a crazy year — but if we take a moment to look back and think about all that happened in 2020, we might find ourselves finally ready to seize the sustainable transportation future.
Photo: Anthony Quintano/Flickr
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Feds Hail Lower Road Deaths But Crashes, Injuries Increased

By Kea Wilson | Dec 21, 2020 | No Comments
Walking and cycling fatalities on U.S. roadways declined slightly in 2019 — but total crashes and injuries increased, according to just-released final federal numbers for last year.
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Study: The U.S. Can Absolutely Afford to Build More Rail

By Kea Wilson | Dec 18, 2020 | No Comments
The persistent myth that it just costs more to build train lines in the U.S. than it does abroad is mostly bunk, a new analysis finds — but costs quickly balloon when we start building them underground, for reasons that researchers can't yet fully explain. 
Jennifer Granholm, left, and Gina McCarthy, right. Images via Creative Commons.
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What Biden’s Other Cabinet Picks Might Mean For Sustainable Transportation

By Kea Wilson | Dec 17, 2020 | No Comments
Pete Buttigieg drew most of the attention earlier this week, but two other key cabinet appointments this week could signal that electric vehicles remain at the center of the President-elect's climate strategy — despite evidence that transit, walking and biking is far more critical to cutting greenhouse gases. 
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What Secretary Pete Could Mean for the US DOT

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.
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New COVID-19 Relief Bill Starves Transit — Again

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments
But it's better than nothing at all.
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Was 2020 The Year Driverless Cars Became Inevitable?

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments
It may not immediately look like it, but 2020 may have been the year when autonomous vehicles became inevitable. An overview.
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Can Buying Parking Lots Help End Car Dependence?

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments
Imagine you could wave a magic wand and transform every perpetually empty parking spot in your neighborhood into something useful.
Image: Tyre Collective
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Four Ways Cars Pollute Our Lives — Besides the Tailpipe

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments
Even if we electrified our entire vehicle fleet overnight, car pollution would still make us and the planet sick — and policymakers should start pushing for strong policy to mitigate the impacts of non-tailpipe emissions now, a new study finds.
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