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

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<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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Why Pedestrian-Unfriendly Cities Have Fewer Car Crashes Per Mile

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A New Jersey City Eliminated Traffic Deaths For 4 Years — And Now It’s Trying to End Injuries, Too

<p>Yonah Freemark is the research director of the Land Use Lab at Urban Institute.</p>


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The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities

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Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions

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The US, Where Road Violence is a National Crisis, Wants to Advise Other Countries On Road Safety

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

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ANALYSIS: These Advocates Want You to Deflate Your Neighbor’s SUV Tires

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Opinion: Banning Scooters is Not a Safety Strategy —  It’s Broken Windows Policing

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Why Pedestrian-Unfriendly Cities Have Fewer Car Crashes Per Mile

A New Jersey City Eliminated Traffic Deaths For 4 Years — And Now It’s Trying to End Injuries, Too

The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities

Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions

The US, Where Road Violence is a National Crisis, Wants to Advise Other Countries On Road Safety

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

ANALYSIS: These Advocates Want You to Deflate Your Neighbor’s SUV Tires

Opinion: Banning Scooters is Not a Safety Strategy — It’s Broken Windows Policing

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Fed. AV Crash Report Underscores How Little We Know About Robocar Safety