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. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.
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ALERT: GOP Moves to ‘Permanently’ Cut Reconnecting Communities Funding
The House Transportation Committee wants to slash funding for one of America's most critical equity-focused grant programs — unless advocates speak out and get them to reverse course.
Trump DOT Sec. Sean Duffy Is Dead Wrong About New York City’s Bike Lanes
Sean Duffy says he hasn't seen enough data to believe in the benefits of bike lanes. So we put together this cheat sheet to help him out — mostly using information from his own department.
Breaking: US DOT Threatens Cities for ‘Sanctuary,’ ‘DEI’ Policies
Advocates are raising the alarm about yet another vague and disturbingly broad letter from Sean Duffy — and the fierce battle that's likely to follow it.
What Trump’s Tariff Chaos Will Mean For Transportation
Hint: expensive cars, expensive trains, expensive bikes, expensive everything.
Is ‘Walk Score’ Really Just a ‘White Score’?
A provocative new paper argues that one of America's most popular real estate tools is driving investment to predominantly white urban neighborhoods, without meaningfully expanding walkability for anyone else.
Infrastructure Year Has Already Begun
Here's what advocates need to know about the basics of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill and how to get involved.
US DOT Doesn’t Want to Fund Road Diets Anymore
The feds will look "unfavorably" on applications that reduce lane capacity for vehicles – despite their congestion and safety benefits.
Duffy Gives Senate Mixed Messages on ‘Woke’ Transportation Funding
The U.S. DOT secretary says he's drowning under a backlog of grants from the Biden administration — but somehow has time to uncover for its "woke" agenda.
‘The Carnage is Intolerable’: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Why Bike Safety is Becoming Bipartisan
"We need to reject any insinuation that it's not a national priority to make local roads safer."