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

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Streetsblog USA

<p>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></p>


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Kea Wilson

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Bicycling

Three Common Types of Bike Laws That Are Overdue for an Overhaul

<p>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.</p>


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Could California (Finally) Get That Stop-as-Yield Law?

Courtney Cobbs

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What can Chicago learn about cycling from the Netherlands?

<p>Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a></p>


Eve Kessler

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America Walks

To Fix Inflation <I>And</I> Climate Change, Get Americans out of Cars

Opinion: Slow Transportation Should Be a Human Right

Lisa Jacobson

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Amsterdam

Guest Column: Europe’s Bike and Transit Systems Are a Marvel, But Only For Some

<div>Melissa <span class="il">Balmer</span> is an artist, writer, communications coach and founder of PedalLove.org. She creates storytelling and media relations tools and classes</div>
<div>for those working to create active, safe, shared streets for a sustainable world.</div>


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Melissa Balmer

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OPINION: How To Use the Money Available for Safe Streets

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The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About

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Why Cities Are So Bad at Counting Bicyclists — And Why it Matters

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How to Overcome Political Hurdles that Block Bike Lanes