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Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.

Jeff Wood

Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law at the White House on November 15, 2021.

Talking Headways

Talking Headways Podcast: The Future of Transit

Amal Ahmed is a reporter covering climate and the environment, with a focus on justice and equity. You can learn more about her work on <a href="https://amal-ahmed.com">her website.</a>

Amal Ahmed

Transit

When The Suburbs Want To Opt Out of Funding Regional Transit

Anna Zivarts is a visually impaired/low vision parent and author of <a class="cm qg" href="https://islandpress.org/books/when-driving-not-option#desc" target="_blank" rel="noopener ugc nofollow">When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency</a> (Island Press, 2024). Zivarts launched the Week Without Driving to bring attention to the needs of nondrivers and is launching the Nondriver Alliance to build transit-rider power across Washington State.

Anna Zivarts

seniors

Reimagining Freedom: How Older Adults Can Benefit from Connecting with Other Nondrivers

Rick Pruetz is a former city planner and planning consultant who writes about all things city including bicycle infrastructure. He recently completed a book profiling cycling, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure for 30 cities titled On the Road to People-Friendly Mobility: A Progress Report from Europe and America that can be <a href="https://smartpreservation.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/People-Friendly-Mobility.pdf">downloaded</a> for free.

Rick Pruetz

Bike Advocacy

Commentary: US DOT’s Misguided War on Bikeways

Tom Fucoloro is the founder and editor of Seattle Bike Blog, which has been covering the Emerald City since 2010.

Tom Fucoloro

E-bikes

Will New Jersey’s Terrible E-Bike Law Spread to Other States?

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Bike Lanes

The Talk of D.C.: Rumors Flying that Trump Admin Wants to Undo Bike Lanes in Capital

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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>

Kea Wilson

Safety Infrastructure

Are Roundabouts Just For Rich People?

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.

Blake Aued