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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

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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State DOTs

How Traffic Engineers Blame You for Their Profession’s Mistakes

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The (Too-Brief) History of Traffic Violence Memorials in America

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Car crashes

That Viral NY Times Article on Road Death Was Only the Tip of the Iceberg

Dan Langenkamp is a life-long cyclist and a Foreign Service Officer with the State Department. In August 2022, his wife, Sarah Debbink Langenkamp, was killed while cycling in a bike lane by the driver of a semi truck in Bethesda, MD, just weeks after their family had returned to the United States from a tour in Ukraine, helping the country fight Russia’s invasion. Dan now also serves on the Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s Board of Directors.

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Dan Langenkamp

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Bicycling

Essay: Sarah Langenkamp Loved Biking. She Shouldn’t Have Died Because of It.

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More than 500 People Will Die on Roads This Thanksgiving (But They Don’t Have To)

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Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters

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Research: Permanent Daylight Savings Time Could Save Human and Animal Lives on Our Roads

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Essay: Five Car Crashes, Over $100,000 in Damages, And No Answers

Marlene Druker

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Bicycle Safety

Opinion: Whose Child Will Be Killed on a Stroad?

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How The Traffic Violence Pandemic Is Creating A Silent Mental Health Crisis