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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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A Teen Activist’s Message to Transportation Leaders That Everyone Needs To Hear

Gabriel Baumgaertner

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Rest In Pieces, ‘Fix-it-First’: Biden Caves to GOP’s Highway Expansion Obsession

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Big Auto’s Fuel Economy Plateau is Especially Bad News for Pedestrians

Kara Gurl

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Opinion: Resiliency is Not Just Something We Should Just Talk About

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Oregon’s Rep. Blumenauer Remains Optimistic on Sustainable Transport Despite GOP Takeover of Congress

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Research: Scooters Cut Car Travel and Emissions More Than Previously Thought

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline

Email Dave Colon at <a href="mailto:dcolon@streetsblog.org">dcolon@streetsblog.org</a>

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Dave Colon

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TEN YEARS AFTER: Despite Warnings and Panels and Reports, New York is Not Ready for a Sandy Sequel

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How Surging Pickup and SUV Sales Are Undermining Carbon Reductions From EVs

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Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency

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