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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

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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Climate Change

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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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

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Oregon DOT’s Real Climate Plan: Keep on Polluting

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Study: Shifting to EVs Won’t Save Our Planet without Creating ‘Compact’ Cities

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OPINION: Cars Are Killing Us (Says a Former City DOT Official!)

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Report: Climate Goals Impossible Unless Sustainable Transport Claims 40 Percent of Mode Share