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Robin Graven-Milne runs Bike Plant, a bicycle repair shop in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and is working on a memoir about getting into the bike business.

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Roger Rudick is editor of Streetsblog SF.

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Cars

Commentary: It’s Nice Not to Worry About the Rising Costs of Cars

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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President Trump's Second Term

Trump’s DOT Moves to Scrap Biden-Era Fuel Efficiency Standards

Vishaan Chakrabarti is an architect, public thought leader, and the founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), a Manhattan-based design studio dedicated to building ecological, equitable, and joyous communities. He is the creative director for PAU’s growing portfolio of cultural, institutional, infrastructure, urban planning, and public space projects including Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery, Cleveland&#8217;s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Princeton&#8217;s Hobson College, New York’s Pennsylvania Station, Columbus’ InterOculus, Indianapolis’ Wave Bridge, Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Yards, and the FAA’s new sustainable air traffic control tower prototype. As former Manhattan Planning Director after the events of 9/11, he helped to save the High Line, extend the #7 subway line, advance Moynihan Station, rebuild the East River Waterfront, expand Columbia University’s campus, and reincorporate the street grid at the World Trade Center. He taught at Columbia for over a decade and served as the Dean of the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley. Chakrabarti is the author of the highly acclaimed book A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America (Metropolis Books, 2013) and The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy (2024, Princeton University Press). He speaks widely on matters of urban architecture and the need to design cities to foster flourishing communities. You can see him speaking about his work and vision for TED <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kyrIQCFXQ&amp;data=05%257C02%257CJodi_Price@press.princeton.edu%257Cbd7876d0552443a31ac008dc74eeda80%257Ce07c4d477d7c45e0a0123272632a829e%257C0%257C0%257C638513816458592495%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=%257C0%257C%257C%257C&amp;sdata=15pTU/AnqC4GV43OhZ649KijOAOIRg58jRire/s1syk=&amp;reserved=0">here</a> and <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hItQZfVU6-g&amp;data=05%257C02%257CJodi_Price@press.princeton.edu%257Cbd7876d0552443a31ac008dc74eeda80%257Ce07c4d477d7c45e0a0123272632a829e%257C0%257C0%257C638513816458603728%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=%257C0%257C%257C%257C&amp;sdata=kU3GZyfU8DxzHN9Z+bwB9cWb53ASgO9P8SEWl6+0cEM=&amp;reserved=0">here</a>.

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Vishaan Chakrabarti

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Car culture

‘Rage Against the Machine’: The Daily Toll of Cars in 18 Images

Educated at the Sorbonne and the Yale School of Drama, Gersh Kuntzman is obviously not the person being described here. We&#8217;re talking about tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman, who has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. Email Gersh at <a href="mailto:gersh@streetsblog.org">gersh@streetsblog.org</a>

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Gersh Kuntzman

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Cost of Transportation Soaring … Because of Cars

Abby Arnold serves on the board of Streetsblog California. Arnold has also been a leader with a who&#8217;s who of advocacy groups including Santa Monica Forward, the League of Women Voters, and CLUE. She has also served on a variety of Santa Monica Commissions including a current stint on the Pier Commission.

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The Challenge: A Week Without Driving

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Felix currently serves as the producer and host of Frantic TV, a YouTube network featuring multiple shows centered around personal electric vehicles.

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E-bikes

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Kea Wilson is Senior Editor for Streetsblog USA. She has more than a dozen years 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 lives in St. Louis, MO. For tips, submissions, and general questions, reach out ther at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org,</a> on X at <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea,</a> or on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/keawilson.bsky.social">@keawilson.bsky.social.</a>

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Jason Varone battles the streets everyday during a 9 mile commute on his bicycle from downtown Brooklyn to the Upper East Side. In addition to his efforts on Streetsblog, he is an artist making work related to the environment and technology. Examples of his work can be found at www.varonearts.org.

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