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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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Politics

What Indianapolis’ BRT Mess Reveals About the Troubling Power of ‘State Preemption’ in Transportation

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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Indianapolis

State Pols Make Safe Streets Activists in Indianapolis See Red over Right Turns

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 previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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Kea Wilson

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Indiana

‘We Couldn’t Take A Roundabout Out if We Wanted To’: An Interview with Jim Brainard, Mayor of Carmel, Ind.

Courtney Cobbs

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Bicycling

How Can We Make Sustainable Transportation More Fun?

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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Buses

Indy Transit Leaping Ahead With New Bus Line

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

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Arizona

Chambers of Commerce Come Around to Transit

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

Indianapolis

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What Indianapolis’ BRT Mess Reveals About the Troubling Power of ‘State Preemption’ in Transportation

State Pols Make Safe Streets Activists in Indianapolis See Red over Right Turns

‘We Couldn’t Take A Roundabout Out if We Wanted To’: An Interview with Jim Brainard, Mayor of Carmel, Ind.

How Can We Make Sustainable Transportation More Fun?

Indy Transit Leaping Ahead With New Bus Line

Chambers of Commerce Come Around to Transit

Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Lanes at the Crossroads of America

Indianapolis’s Transit Investment is Starting to Pay Off

Indiana DOT Wants to Double Down on 1960s-Era Urban Highway

Indianapolis Upgrades Painted Bike Lanes By Adding Proper Protection