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Julia Lichtblau turned into a cycling activist after seeing cars driving on the Schermerhorn Street bike lane. Formerly a journalist at BusinessWeek and Dow Jones, she writes fiction, criticism and essays in Brooklyn.

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Jack Guan is an editorial intern with Streetsblog (summer and fall 2025). Originally from San Francisco, he is a UC Berkeley student studying at the intersection of cities, politics, and policy.

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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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Rich Miller was a Transportation Alternatives Board member (but is no longer because of term limits). He still uses his bicycle to get around.

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Marc Maximov, an audio and multimedia producer, has served on the board of Bike Durham since 2019.

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Leah Shahum is the founder and executive director of<a href="https://visionzeronetwork.org/"> Vision Zero Network</a>, a nonprofit project supporting U.S. communities in setting and advancing the goal of safe streets for all. Vision Zero Network marked its 1<a href="https://visionzeronetwork.org/tag/10th-anniversary/">0-year anniversary</a> in 2025.

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Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog&#8217;s daily national news digest for years. He&#8217;s also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.

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Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman 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’s also the writer and producer of “Murder at the Food Coop,” which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">archived here</a>.

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Gersh Kuntzman

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Jonathan Lethem is one of the greatest writers working today. He writes essays, novels and short fiction. Check out his website at <a href="https://jonathanlethem.com">jonathanlethem.com</a>.

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