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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

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes the transportation column for the Chicago Reader weekly paper. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and &#8216;L&#8217; train.

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Bicycling

Lily Shambrook’s family hopes lawsuit against city will help keep others safe on bikes

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Safe Streets for All coalition pushes for “transit that works,” hopes to influence elections

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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Kea Wilson

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Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?

Danny Sauter

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Bicycle Infrastructure

San Franciscans Are Buying E-Bikes Like Never Before. Where Do We Put Them?

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

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Jeff Wood

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Talking Headways Podcast: Biking Further in Detroit (Yes, Detroit!)

Mixed Use Path Bike lane walking

Federal Funding Bill Contains $45M for New Active Transportation Program

Roger Rudick is editor of Streetsblog SF.

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Roger Rudick

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Advocates Used AI to Help Win Slow Lake Fight

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Passage of bike lane towing ordinance honors children lost to traffic violence this year

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Casualty of Parking Meter Modernization: Bike Parking

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.

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Melanie Curry

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Active Transportation Program Is Highly Competitive, and Its Budget Isn’t Big Enough