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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

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

Eve Kessler

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New Bill Would Mandate Speed Governors and Set Limits on Huge SUVs on NY Streets by 2024

Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.

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Jeff Wood

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Cars

Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt Art!

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Transportation Policy

Bad Road Design Is Stoking the U.S. Pedestrian Death Crisis: Report

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>

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Gersh Kuntzman

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Bicycle Safety

Study: SUVs Are Indeed Death Machines for Children and Black Road Users

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Talking Headways Podcast: What Cities Gain by Removing Parking

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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Car crashes

Vehicle-Into-Building Crashes 40% Higher Than Previously Thought

Mike McGinn is the executive director of America Walks. Want to take action? Join America Walks in <a href="https://p2a.co/rEzvO4z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">telling NHTSA to take immediate steps</a> to protect people outside of cars. You can also show your support through the action alerts of <a href="https://nacto.org/2022/05/24/why-the-u-s-gives-monster-suvs-five-star-safety-ratings-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/?utm_source=NACTO+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=cd194d4636-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_04_22_04_58_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_8f3492144e-cd194d4636-1204423919&amp;mc_cid=cd194d4636&amp;mc_eid=2dd94324bd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NACTO</a>, <a href="https://saludamerica.salsalabs.org/nhtsa/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Salud America</a>, the <a href="https://p2a.co/HjHhUN9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">League of American Bicyclists</a>, and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzBhfUn1S44cJhYYtiDk1dBc5SlQMDmxbGxpUG8MhlA/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Families for Safe Streets</a>.

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Mike McGinn

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Bicycling

OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles

Aaron Short is a New York City-based writer with a long history of work with the New York Post, Hell Gate and others. He is also the co-author of &#8220;The Method to the Madness: Donald Trump&#8217;s Ascent as Told by Those Who Were Hired, Fired, Inspired — And Inaugurated.&#8221; (<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250202819/themethodtothemadness">Macmillan</a>)