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

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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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THE BRAKE: Why Road Diets Fail — And How to Help Them Win

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Bicycle Safety

When Road Diets Get Rolled Back, Part II: Pushback in Philadelphia

Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog&#8217;s daily national news digest for years. He&#8217;s also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.

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Blake Aued

Tuesday’s Headlines Because We’re So Done with Monday

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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Talking Headways Podcast: Rethinking City and Commuter Transportation

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: A First-Round Matchup of Underwhelming Urban Stations

Roger Rudick is editor of Streetsblog SF.

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Roger Rudick

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Will Philadelphia Ever Get its S-Bahn?

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Talking Headways Podcast: Building Community in North Philly

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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Bicycling

Closing trails during pandemic, without opening streets, is misguided and inequitable

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Philadelphia Mayor Makes Big Bike and Transit Promises. Advocates Have Doubts.

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>)