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

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Anna Zivarts is a low-vision parent, nondriver and author of <a href="https://islandpress.org/books/when-driving-not-option">When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency</a> (Island Press, 2024). Anna launched the Week Without Driving challenge at directs the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington, where she organizes to bring the voices of nondrivers to the planning and policy-making tables. Anna sits on the board of the League of American Bicyclists and serves as a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Public Health and Transportation.

Anna Zivarts

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Car culture

Opinion: Could You Go a Week Without Driving? (Yes — And Here’s Why You Should)

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Precious-Madubuike with Agnieszka Stefaniec

Car Dependence

Podcast: Is the Electric Car a ‘Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’?

Steve Price of Urban Advantage (www.urban-advantage.com) communicates urban design principles to non-professional audiences through photo-realistic illustration.<a href="http://www.imaginingawalkableamerica.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> He is author of Imagining a Walkable America</a>, a free online book containing many of his photo-simulations. He was a board member of the Form-Based Codes Institute for 12 years.

Steve Price

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Opinion: Electric Cars Shouldn’t Distract Us From Building a More Walkable World

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

Gas Stove

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

Kim Ratcliff

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Cargo Bikes: The Happiest Transportation Mode on Earth

Nicole A. Murray

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OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture

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California

Opinion: A Planner’s Take on California’s EV News

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America Walks

Opinion: Ending Our Oil Addiction Is a Moral Imperative for Inflation and the Climate

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Automakers

Can Auto Enthusiasts Help Fight Car Dependency?

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Study: We Can’t End Car Dependency Without Disincentivizing Driving