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

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Car-Free Streets

Let’s Not Overthink This: Opening Streets is Easy, Says Urban Planner Mike Lydon

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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How to Open Streets Right During Social Distancing

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman 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’s also the writer and producer of “Murder at the Food Coop,” which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">archived here</a>.

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Gersh Kuntzman

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ANALYSIS: Why De Blasio’s Open-Space Plan Failed

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There’s No Need For Blanket COVID Park Closures

Brent Toderian

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Op-Ed: The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes the transportation column for the Chicago Reader weekly paper. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and &#8216;L&#8217; train.

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Divvy in the time of coronavirus: What the bike-share system is doing to protect riders, workers

Car-Free Streets

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Let’s Not Overthink This: Opening Streets is Easy, Says Urban Planner Mike Lydon

How to Open Streets Right During Social Distancing

ANALYSIS: Why De Blasio’s Open-Space Plan Failed

There’s No Need For Blanket COVID Park Closures

Op-Ed: The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’

Divvy in the time of coronavirus: What the bike-share system is doing to protect riders, workers

COVID19 Legacy: The Death of the Avoidable Car Trip?

Op-Ed: Let’s Open Up Neighborhood Streets For Social Distancing

Active Trans Has 3 ‘Moonshot’ Goals for the 2020s

Ten Simple Policies to Subtract Cars From Our Streets