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

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Car crashes

The Day I Was Hit By a Driver Changed My Life, And My City, Forever

<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

CARMEL ROUNDABOUTS

Bicycle Safety

Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%

<p>Educated at the Sorbonne and the Yale School of Drama, Gersh Kuntzman is obviously not the person being described here. We&#8217;re talking about tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman, who 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&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. Email Gersh at <a href="mailto:gersh@streetsblog.org">gersh@streetsblog.org</a></p>


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Gersh Kuntzman

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Electric Cars Cause More Damage than Gas Cars, Says Big Insurance Co.

Hit and Run Bike in Rearview

Three Reasons So Many Drivers Leave Pedestrians and Bicyclists to Die

Sarah Langenkamp

‘We’re Luring Bicyclists To Their Deaths’: Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns Anguish Into Advocacy

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Bad Journalism

Study Seeks To Get Cops To Write Better Crash Reports

Anne Heche

Aggressive Driving

Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

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Autonomous cars

The Brake: What Would the ‘Post-Automobility’ Future Look Like?

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Congresswoman’s Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Troubling Tweets About Driving