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David Levinson is a Professor of Transport Engineering at the University of Sydney. His research interests span transport, from engineering and design, through policy and planning, to geography and economics.

David Levinson

Transportation Justice

Opinion: Deportation is a Transportation Issue

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

Jeff Wood

Talking Headways

Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark

Jack Guan is the 2025-2026 editorial intern with Streetsblog. Originally from San Francisco, he is a UC Berkeley student studying at the intersection of cities, politics, and policy.

Jack Guan

Food Justice

How the ‘Little Free Pantry’ Can Help Feed the Hungry Without Requiring Them to Drive

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

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

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NIMBYism

Friday Video: Guess Which Argument Can Get a NIMBY To Change Their Mind About New Housing

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

Today's Headlines

Friday’s Headlines Took the Road Less Traveled By

Roger Rudick is editor of Streetsblog SF.

Roger Rudick

Distracted Driving

Commentary: How a T-Rex Costume and a Police Sting Underscores Bay Area’s Deadly Driver Problem

Damien Newton

Streetsblog California

Study: How Ambiguous Definition of ‘Major Transit Stop’ Creates Wiggle Room for Municipalities

Talking Headways Podcast: Growing St. Louis’s Arts and Culture District

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

Congestion Pricing

Advocates Get D.C. Mayor To Release Buried Report On The Potential Benefits Of Congestion Pricing

Kathryn Reid Moore

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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.