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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文

@kevshen.bsky.social
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transportation, policy, planning, and onwards. 🚌 fighting for clean air and a just world. now at @UCSUSA, recently at @MIT. he/him. views my own.

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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Major cuts to come to transportation programs starting next week -- from programs for new transit projects, EV charging, safe streets, and rail. See more about what's at stake in my new blog: blog.ucs.org/kshen/extra-...
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Extra Time, Quiet Cuts: Surface Transportation Reauthorization Extension
Layoffs, construction stoppages, and service cuts could follow from a sudden break in federal funding
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 04/06/2026
1/ The Clean Deliveries Act could protect millions of New Yorkers from the pollution warehouses attract. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social don’t bend to misinformation from the fossil fuel industry, like the Trump admin. Stand up for New Yorkers & pass the Clean Deliveries Act TODAY! Coalition letter:
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30 Organizations Support Clean Deliveries Act - Coalition Letter NY 2026
Date: June 1st, 2026 RE: Support for the Clean Deliveries Act (S.1180C Gianaris / A.3575C Mitaynes) The undersigned organizations write in strong support of the Clean Deliveries Act (S. 1180B/A.3575B...
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 27/05/2026
1/ As the EPA continues to fall short, a solution to curb freight pollution at the source could improve air quality for millions and help transition away from fossil fuels use.
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Addressing Freight Pollution at the Source
Indirect Source Rules (ISRs) provide state and local governments a tool to address inequitable pollution impacts from the freight system.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 21/05/2026
UCS’s @kevshen.bsky.social breaks down the recently unveiled BUILD America 250 Act: "People would be trapped in our current expensive, car-oriented system while giving away billions to the highway lobby for new highways without strong protections to ensure current infrastructure doesn’t crumble."
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The BUILD America 250 Act Proposes More Roads, Less Transit and Rail
With transportation now the second-highest household expense, there's a lot at stake.
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Steven Higashide @stevenhigashide.com · 11/05/2026
One reason Congress writes checks for bigger highways despite the public demanding different choices? The influence game played by the road lobby. New research summarized by @kevshen.bsky.social here (blog.ucs.org/kshen/the-hi...) scrutinizes the tactics of the DC groups pushing road construction.
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The Highway Lobby Spends Millions to Make Sure We Pay Billions
Our car-dependent transportation system is no accident.
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"That feeling when you step outside your apartment on a sweltering hot summer day only to be hit smack in the face by the heat and stifling smell of diesel exhaust from a delivery truck"... The Clean Deliveries Act can keep us healthy --⚡🚚 @electrifyny.bsky.social earthjustice.org/experts/rach...
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 04/02/2026
🚌🛴Today is #TransitEquityDay, and it’s the right moment to highlight that, with the right investments, we can build a more reliable, accessible & cleaner transportation system that delivers substantial benefits to people across the US. Learn how we can achieve that: act.ucsusa.org/4tdqtw1
A collage showing a diverse group of workers and advocates defending public transportation.
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Transportation is often seen as a place of bipartisan calm, an "island of normalcy"... It's clear now more than ever that that is no longer the case. @stevenhigashide.com's latest piece shows how USDOT has been instrumental in Trump’s authoritarian push.
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Thank you to @vanhollen.senate.gov and @fetterman.senate.gov for reintroducing the Moving Transit Forward Act 🚌🚇, which would create a much needed federal program to fund increased transit service across the country. www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🎁 While mega e-commerce warehouses are delivering more packages, they’re wrapping our neighborhoods with clouds of pollution. Let’s make sure that clean air is on everyone’s wishlist and hold big corporations accountable! #CleanDeliveries Click here: electrifyny.org/warehouses
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Dave Cooke @ucsdave.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
This underscores the fundamental challenge of the BIL: for all it may have done to support #EV infrastructure and electrification, it fundamentally did not do jack to shift the transportation system itself, and if anything just further embedded the status quo #oil based boondoggle we have today.
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
In his latest blog, my colleague @ucsdave.bsky.social clarifies how much the trucking industry damages our roadways, and how the public subsidizes them by around $88 billion a year to do so (not to mention over $170 billion/year in health and climate costs) blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/t...
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Trucks Cause the Lion’s Share of Road Damage—and Their Industry Wants You to Keep Paying for It
There is no reason for US taxpayers to foot the bill for a trillion-dollar per year industry.
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Today is a huge day for people across Illinois -- at 4am the legislature passed SB2111 to not just prevent transit service cuts but actually EXPAND service -- UCS estimates $1.5B to be able to support around 35% more transit service over the coming years blog.ucs.org/kshen/illino...
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Illinois Deserves Robust and Equitable Transit Funding
It’s time to invest in affordable, clean transportation options that support economic vitality, public health, and wellbeing.
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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
TRB actions eliminating committees and potentially conference content regarding equity & sustainability are "inconsistent with the foundational purposes of the TRB" & "incompatible with the function of scientific inquiry in a free society" Sign on & share: forms.gle/zBknHfDNUZjj...
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Open Letter to the Transportation Research Board
Recently, the TRB made significant changes to its standing committees in response to Presidential Executive Orders, eliminating committees on climate change, equity, sustainability and most environmen...
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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
So much of transportation advocacy is about how people move, but this survey challenges us to think about how Black people, specifically, simply *exist* in public space, and how that shapes their experience of streets, roads, transit, & more. Grateful to @jaypitter.bsky.social for sharing her work.
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New Report Explores The Challenges — and Joys — Of Being Black in Public — Streetsblog USA
Making Black North Americans feel welcome and safe in public isn't just about striking down racist transportation laws — and it may require transportation advocates to think more deeply about joy, a n...
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 13/06/2025
From big cities to rural towns, Pennsylvanians deserve more ways to get around. But decades of disinvestment have left public transit behind while polluting industries profit. UCS’s @kevshen.bsky.social breaks down how the current budget fight could help be the long-term solution the state needs.
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The Transit for All PA Funding Package Can Help Keep Pennsylvania Moving
It's time to invest in economic vitality in communities across the state, public health, and affordable transportation options.
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
School graduations, going to work.. even doing your best to navigate the system, going to immigration court hearings and appointments can be risky. "Transportation and immigration are inseparable. If movement is a right, then that right must apply to everyone" Ruth Rosas @americawalks.bsky.social
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Uber reinvents the bus but worse -- without public accountability or a commitment to serve everyone who needs to get around, rich or poor. Will Route Share complement transit? Or will it gum up the same routes, compete for the same passengers, and cause even more emissions?
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Demand for transportation options is growing - people are increasingly choosing transit 🚌🚇. But still over half of the country’s population does not live near any transit whatsoever. Meanwhile, agencies' hard-earned recovery faces the threat of fiscal cliffs. Read more: blog.ucs.org/kshen/how-mu...
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How Much Transit Investment Is Needed to Get Back to “Normal”?
Transit is essential for the climate, our health, and our pocketbooks, but was never set up for success in transportation policy. While transit agencies in the United States have made slight increases...
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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Clean trucks are good for our air, our businesses, and New York’s economy. There’s no reason to bend to corporate polluters — We need @governor.ny.gov and our state leaders to stand up for our life-saving clean air protections and support clean vehicles. More: cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/b...
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Businesses In New York Support Clean Trucks - CleanTechnica
Two proposed bills in New York would delay the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule.
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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
ICYMI: On Wednesday, clean air advocates and lawmakers rallied in Albany to support New York’s life-saving clean truck standard. With clean air under attack, this is not the time for New York to cave to polluter misinformation. Read more: earthjustice.org/press/2025/l...
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Lawmakers, Environmental Justice, and Clean Air Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Stand Strong for Clean Air Protections
State leaders rally in Albany to urge the Governor to protect the life-saving clean truck standard in final budget and reject industry efforts to gut air protections
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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
📣 We are joining legislators, clean air advocates, and community members in Albany today to demand that our state leaders protect clean air and keep New York’s life-saving standards in place.
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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🏫🎒 Electric school buses will provide fresher air to children, drivers, and the communities they drive through. Let's take a deep breath and embrace this clean energy revolution for a healthier, more vibrant tomorrow. www.pressconnects.com/story/opinio...
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New York schools need more electric school buses. This is why | Opinion
School districts across New York state are transforming student transportation by planning for and adopting zero-emission electric school buses.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
"It is in the highway lobby’s interest to propagate the myth that [car fees like the gas tax] cover all the impacts of driving, but that has never been true and is becoming ever less so." @ucsdave.bsky.social
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The User-Pay Myth: We ALL Pay for Our Roads, Not Just Drivers
It’s time we think harder about what it is we're paying for, for whom and why, and how we pay for it.
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Steven Higashide @stevenhigashide.com · 19/03/2025
I've expanded this thread into a blog post here: bsky.app/profile/ucsu...
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“In normal times, engineers, planners, and other transportation professionals draw on our training to help make our communities safer, healthier, and more prosperous. In these abnormal times, speaking out helps achieve the same ends.” - @shigashide.bsky.social’s new blog on Musk’s history of lies.
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
It all adds up--check out my latest blog on cumulative impacts and transportation, NEPA, and policies that holistically protect communities from harm. Esp. in these times, we must hold the line AND keep the vision for a healthy and just future. blog.ucs.org/kshen/transp... s/o @ourstreetsmn.org
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Transportation Burdens Add to All that Communities Are Already Facing
We need a more holistic approach that includes the total cumulative impacts on communities, not a project-by-project approach that can make the impacts seem smaller than they are.
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Electrify NY @electrifyny.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🚨 This week, legislation was introduced to delay New York's #CleanTruck standards and worsen public health. We urge @govkathyhochul.bsky.social and the legislature to fight corporate interests and protect our environment. Full statement here: electrifyny.org/wp-content/u...
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ATHENA @athenax9.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
"The truth is that standards can be met, and with fewer sales than the opponents of ACCII claim." ⚡🚘@davereichmuth.bsky.social blog.ucsusa.org/dave-reichmu...
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What the Auto Industry Isn’t Telling You About California’s Clean Vehicle Rules
Economic benefits for drivers and reduced air pollution
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
On Thursday at noon ET, I'll be speaking with folks at ACE and CLF about our report Freedom to Move -- and what the fight looks like on the ground in Massachusetts for more transportation options. See you there? RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Flyer for Freedom to Move webinar on Thursday 2/27 from 12-1:15PM ET
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Steven Higashide @stevenhigashide.com · 12/02/2025
I have not stopped thinking about this chart since my @ucsusa.bsky.social colleague @ucsdave.bsky.social dropped it last year (part of the Freedom to Move report lead-authored by @kevshen.bsky.social - www.ucsusa.org/resources/fr...).
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 04/02/2025
Today is #TransitEquityDay! More transportation options—like transit, walking & biking—benefit the environment, economy, and social equity. Yet, our system prioritizes car dependence due to outdated policies and lobbying. It’s time to invest in a cleaner, fairer future. @4transitjustice.bsky.social
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Why Transit Equity Matters: Investing in a Cleaner, Fairer Future
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Come work with us -- UCS is hiring a Campaign Manager to support our equitable mobility campaign for clean and just transportation options. These are some tough times, and there's lots of work for us to do, together-- apply.workable.com/union-of-con...
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Campaign Manager - Union of Concerned Scientists
Campaign ManagerPermanentClean TransportationUnion of Concerned ScientistsRemote Bargaining Unit Position: NoOur organization The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent nonprofit that p...
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Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文 @kevshen.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
At #TRBAM? Come stop by our booth 1128 and learn about how to use your expertise to push for a sustainable and just transportation system to help all of our communities thrive!
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 21/12/2024
A recent UCS report shows that by investing in battery recycling, EV efficiency, charging infrastructure, battery innovation, and diverse transportation options, we can electrify cars and trucks while reducing the need for newly mined lithium by nearly 50% through 2050.
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How Many Minerals Do We Really Need for EV Batteries? 
Reducing electricity use and new minerals will create a more sustainable, resilient, and just transportation system
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National Association of City Transportation Officials @nacto.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
This week, @usdot.bsky.social adopted the Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG), without modifications! This means that all newly constructed and altered transit stops in the US are subject to accessibility guidelines beginning Jan. 17, 2025. nacto.org/2024/12/19/s...
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Statement: U.S. DOT Adopts Accessibility Guidelines for Public Transit Stops | National Association of City Transportation Officials
NACTO Executive Director Ryan Russo issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Dec. 18 announcement that it will adopt PROWAG fully, without modification.
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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
We now have a sizable group of #transport/ #mobility researchers on Bluesky. You can find them below. Let me know if you'd like to be added. 1. Transport/ Mobility Researchers: bsky.app/starter-pack... (I can add you here) 2. Transport Research: bsky.app/starter-pack... (by @transportist.net) 1/2
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Amy Lee @amyelee.com · 18/12/2024
Fascinating and fun interview with @drtaragoddard.bsky.social. Her insights about how cars exacerbate biases – which pervade behavior, journalism, culture, and policy – are critical for transportation researchers, policy folks, and everyday users of our public space (i.e., everyone). Must listen.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 17/12/2024
It’s the end of the year, and UCS is honoring our 2024 Science Defenders: four inspiring individuals & groups using science to change the world and help people. Meet Dr. Destenie Nock, a Carnegie Mellon professor and CEO working for #EnergyJustice.
Graphic featuring Dr. Destiny Nock, one of UCS's 2024 Science Defenders.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 23/10/2024
No matter where we come from, most of us want to connect with loved ones, be healthy, and make a better future for our families. More transportation choices and smarter community planning can help us do just that. Learn more: act.ucsusa.org/4eV4vGe
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A Transportation System That Serves The People and Our Communities
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