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 |Bicycle Safety

Study: Bike Share Saves the U.S. $36 Million Public Health Dollars Every Year

The long-term health benefits of using bike share vastly outweigh the short-term risks, even in the most polluted and car-dominated U.S. cities, a new study finds — and cities who invest in reducing those risks by loosening car dominance can save even more lives and millions in precious public health dollars.

Kea Wilson

July 23, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Why U.S. Car Crash Reporting Is Broken

There's no federal reporting standard, and way too much is left to officer 'discretion.'

Kea Wilson

July 20, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Pedestrian Death

The Most Dangerous Roads in America for Walkers (Including Canal Street)

Three quarters of the most fatal roads in America for pedestrians are located in low-income neighborhoods, a new study finds — and they overwhelmingly share a handful of notoriously dangerous design characteristics that communities can and must eliminate on any corridor where residents are expected to walk.

Kea Wilson

July 19, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Reduce Car Crashes

An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops do not lessen car-crash rates.

Kea Wilson

July 15, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Climate Change

Study: Suburban Living is the Worst for Carbon Emissions

Does a city dweller who eats at trendy restaurants every night generate more carbon emissions than a suburbanite with a backyard garden? The answer might surprise you.

Kea Wilson

July 12, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

I Watched ‘F9’ So Other Bike/Ped Advocates Don’t Have To

Kea Wilson writes about car crashes all day. Here's her take on the new "Fast and the Furious" movie.

Kea Wilson

July 9, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds

The two-wheeled electric vehicle revolution is taking off — but is Washington up to the task?

Kea Wilson

July 2, 2021

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

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