Kea Wilson

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at kea@streetsblog.org or on Twitter @streetsblogkea.

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Streetsblog USA |Equity

Study: Fear of Assault Keeps Women From Walking

And transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars.

Kea Wilson

June 30, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths

The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.

Kea Wilson

June 27, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Federal Funding

Details Lacking in Federal Infrastructure ‘Deal’ (But it Will Likely Favor Cars)

Washington celebrates a bipartisan infrastructure agreement, but advocates are still wondering what, exactly, the bill will actually build.

Kea Wilson

June 25, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

STUDY: New Bike Lanes Aren’t Associated With Displacement of BIPOC, Low-Income People

The installation of new protected infrastructure for bicyclists is not associated with the displacement of people of color or of low-income urban residents, a new study reveals.

Kea Wilson

June 21, 2021

Streetsblog USA |FMVSS

Here’s Why Federal Regulators Aren’t Doing Anything to Tame the Mega-Car Crisis

Federal regulators have known about the inherent dangers that large vehicles pose to vulnerable road users since the mid-1970s, but have done almost nothing to stop it — and they probably won’t because of who we are as a nation, a new legal research paper argues.

Kea Wilson

June 4, 2021

Streetsblog USA |California

These 15 Urban Highways — Including the BQE! — Have Got to Go

A leading advocacy group is calling for the removal of 15 urban highways built on land from which millions of BIPOC residents were forcibly displaced — including the site of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.

Kea Wilson

June 3, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Study: Cycling Rates Low Unless Women Are Riding

Around the world, cities that do the best job of catering to the needs of women cyclists also have the highest level of cycling overall, a new study finds — and the U.S. has among the lowest share of female riders on the planet.

Kea Wilson

May 20, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Congestion

Study: Congestion Pricing Could Get Drivers Out of SUVs

Drivers are increasingly buying huge cars, in part because of all the time they spend stuck inside them at rush hour — but a new study suggests that if drivers had to pay congestion tolls, they’d be significantly more likely to pick smaller vehicles.

Kea Wilson

May 19, 2021

Streetsblog USA |E-scooters

Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?

Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.

Kea Wilson

May 17, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Inside Berlin’s Free Cargo-Bikeshare Program

Why can't we do this everywhere?

Kea Wilson

May 13, 2021

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