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

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John Stout

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Bicycling

OPINION: E-bikes Could Become a Weapon Against Climate Change

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


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Jeff Wood

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Climate Change

Talking Headways Podcast: What We Can Do To Depave Cities

<p>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></p>


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Kea Wilson

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Biden’s ‘Heat Island’ Strategy Ignores Cars

Garcia Pressely Johnson

Progressive Dems Demand $30B for Transit, Deemphasize EVs

Bob Previdi

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OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals

Danny Pearlstein

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Charles Schumer

OPINION: Feds Must Invest in NY Subway, Not Roads, to Meet Climate Goals

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Reconciliation Bill Will Go Big on EVs, Still Won’t Meet Climate Goals

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California

How To Make a COVID-Era Pop-Up Park Permanent

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To Solve the Climate Crisis, We Need to Drive A Lot Less — And Drive Electric