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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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Buttigieg’s New Emissions Standards Fail to Close ‘Light Truck Loophole’

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Ten Ways the U.S. Could Cut Gas Reliance Right Now (But Probably Won’t)

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Survey: 80 Percent of Motorists Say They’ll Drive Less As Gas Prices Soar

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

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Talking Headways Podcast: Real Talk on Development and Climate Action

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Advocates to Biden: Car Dependence — Not Gas Prices — Is America’s Real Crisis

Streetsblog California Editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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Report: CA’s Historical Focus on Highway Construction Must Change

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Bicycling

Op-Ed: Why We Are Relaunching the ‘Future of Transportation’ Caucus

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REPORT: In 2021, Drivers Nearly Erased 2020 Climate Wins

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RETURN TO SENDER: USPS Decarbonization Plan is Weak, Say Advocates

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Year In Review 2021: The Bad News