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Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

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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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Federal Funding

Why Some Congresspeople Want to Go Big on Greenways

Edward D’Amato is an alternative transportation advocate and Co-Chair of the <a href="https://www.allaboarderie.net/lakeshore-rail-alliance">Lakeshore Rail Alliance</a>. He also co-authored the passenger rail reform proposal: <a href="https://www.allaboarderie.net/_files/ugd/ba2704_3b8cb7ef5fe744c991c4182a2bca914f.pdf">Creating a Robust American Passenger Rail System</a>.

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Passenger Rail

Opinion: The Federal Railroad Administration’s Proposed Amtrak Restructuring is Worth Considering

Gas Tax

Why Transit Advocates Aren’t 100% Behind This Senator’s Bold Bill To Slash Highway Funding

Ryan writes about about urbanism in theory and practice on his Substack publication, City of Yes.

Ryan Puzycki

Free Transit

Opinion: The Hidden Costs of Free Transportation

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Tanya became Streetsblog&#8217;s Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.