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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

John Besche is a D.C.-based freelance writer.

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John Besche

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Passenger Rail

Why Connecticut is Investing in New Regional Rail

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America's Best Best Stops 2022

America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Public Art Meets Public Transit

Ethan Goffman

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Air Quality

Multi-State Climate Plan Fails To Please All Advocates

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>).

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Aaron Short

Ned Lamont

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Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future

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Connecticut

Connecticut Says ‘No’ To Transit-Oriented Development

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Connecticut Drivers Will Start Paying their Fair Share, Thanks to Toll Plan

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

Angie Schmitt

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Hartford Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide

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How Highways Squeezed Taxable Land Out of Cities

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration&#8217;s ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City&#8217;s ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

Stephen Miller

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Bicycling

Here’s a First: Hartford’s Downtown Now Offers Free Roadside Assistance for Cyclists

Car-Free Streets

Downtown Hartford Marries Parking Meter Reform With Car-Free Streets