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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>.

Gersh Kuntzman

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Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Take Steps to Bring Service Back to the Deep South

John Besche is a D.C.-based freelance writer.

John Besche

US Passenger Rail Is Struggling But Advocates Remain Hopeful

Streetsblog California Editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

Melanie Curry

Emergency Work to Stabilize Cliffs Above SoCal Railroad Tracks Will Take Months

Steve Strauss

Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!

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

Advocates: U.S. Needs Vision Zero for Railroads Following Mo. Crash

Roger Rudick is editor of Streetsblog SF.

Roger Rudick

Commentary: Recent Tragedies Another Example of How Dangerous Motorists Threaten Everyone

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

Amtrak

Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Take Steps to Bring Service Back to the Deep South

US Passenger Rail Is Struggling But Advocates Remain Hopeful

Emergency Work to Stabilize Cliffs Above SoCal Railroad Tracks Will Take Months

Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!

Advocates: U.S. Needs Vision Zero for Railroads Following Mo. Crash

Commentary: Recent Tragedies Another Example of How Dangerous Motorists Threaten Everyone

Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York

Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House

The Infrastructure Bill: What’s In It For Us?

California Needs to Up its Train Game