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

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Micromobility

Podcast: Who Gets Hurt When Cities Ban E-Scooters?

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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Advocates: U.S. Needs Vision Zero for Railroads Following Mo. Crash

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Distracted Driving

St. Louis Lawmakers Refuse to Ban Legislating While Driving … While Driving

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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Buses

Kansas City Moves Ahead with Free Buses

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Aggressive Driving

Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers

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.

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Highway Expansion

Why a Broke State DOT Could Be Great for Missouri

Tanya became Streetsblog&#8217;s Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.

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Podcast: Who Gets Hurt When Cities Ban E-Scooters?

Advocates: U.S. Needs Vision Zero for Railroads Following Mo. Crash

St. Louis Lawmakers Refuse to Ban Legislating While Driving … While Driving

Kansas City Moves Ahead with Free Buses

Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers

Why a Broke State DOT Could Be Great for Missouri

Missouri Says No to Amendment 7’s Monster Tax Hike for Roads

Will Missouri Voters Go Along With the Highway Lobby’s Money Grab?

Midwest Govs Go All Out to Raise More Money for Highways

Poll: The Hunt for the Worst Intersection in America Continues