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

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Courtney Cobbs

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Chicago

City launches income-based traffic fine pilot, halving the fees for low-income residents

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A back door deal: Land transfer to facilitate driving to O’Hare from west is a bad investment

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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John Greenfield

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Gas giveaways harm people. We shouldn’t let rich politicians like Willy Wilson do them.

Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.

Steven Vance

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Here’s why Pritzker’s plan to skip this year’s scheduled gas tax hike is a bad idea

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Bicycling

Chicago’s dearth of public restrooms limits access to public space. Let’s fix that.

Michael Podgers

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The case for municipal sidewalk snow clearance in Chicago

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Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?

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What it was like being part of Better Streets Chicago’s people-protected bike lane protest

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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Who Should Keep the Scooter Revolution Running?

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What political realities must we overcome to create a protected bike lane network?