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

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How to Reframe the Narrative About Car Dependency

<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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Car culture

Stop the Spin: How to Spot Nine Types of Auto-Industry Disinformation

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French Warn Parents of an Underestimated Roadway Danger: Toxic Masculinity

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Opinion: It’s Time to Embrace ‘Deinfluencing’ Car Culture — and Gen Z is Leading

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How Deadly Are Your Community’s Streets? New Data Tool from USDOT Shows the Hard Truth

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The Dangers of Driving Are Way More Normalized Than We Think

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What the Gas Stove Meltdown Has In Common With the Car Culture Wars

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Four Ways To Build A Better Automated Enforcement Program

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

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It’s Hard to Get a Driver’s License in Holland — And That May Be One Reason Dutch Roads Are So Safe