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

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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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Where Are California’s E-bike Incentives?

Mary Wisniewski

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Pickups and SUVs are driving the pedestrian death epidemic. But the tide may be turning.

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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The 3 Secret Ingredients To Building Bike Networks Fast

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Study: Cycling is 10x More Important Than Electric Cars For Reaching Net Zero

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

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Mike McGinn is the executive director of America Walks. Want to take action? Join America Walks in <a href="https://p2a.co/rEzvO4z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">telling NHTSA to take immediate steps</a> to protect people outside of cars. You can also show your support through the action alerts of <a href="https://nacto.org/2022/05/24/why-the-u-s-gives-monster-suvs-five-star-safety-ratings-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/?utm_source=NACTO+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=cd194d4636-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_04_22_04_58_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_8f3492144e-cd194d4636-1204423919&amp;mc_cid=cd194d4636&amp;mc_eid=2dd94324bd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NACTO</a>, <a href="https://saludamerica.salsalabs.org/nhtsa/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Salud America</a>, the <a href="https://p2a.co/HjHhUN9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">League of American Bicyclists</a>, and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzBhfUn1S44cJhYYtiDk1dBc5SlQMDmxbGxpUG8MhlA/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Families for Safe Streets</a>.

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Mike McGinn

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OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles

Tom Radulovich

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Commentary: Action Items for Reducing Fossil Fuel Use

Caitlin Rogger

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Car-Friendly Cities Are Not Age-Friendly Cities

Austin Wu

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OPINION: Feds Must Make New Cars Safer for Bikers, Too

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In a Rare Sign of Unity, the World Celebrates Cycling (and Clarence Eckerson)

Roger Rudick is editor of Streetsblog SF.

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Roger Rudick

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Reckless Motorists, Dangerous Streets: a Deadly Combination