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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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Kea Wilson

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Climate Change

REPORT: In 2021, Drivers Nearly Erased 2020 Climate Wins

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Bicycling

Report: To Sustain the Cycling Boom, U.S. Must Build Up American Bike Manufacturing

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Car culture

Study: Drivers Responsible For Way More Ammonia Pollution Than Previously Thought

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Coronavirus

STUDY: Transit Agencies Are Planning a Radically Equitable COVID Recovery

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Advocates to Biden: There’s A Better Way to Address Rising Gas Prices

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: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic

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>)

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Aaron Short

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Study: Shifting Commutes During Pandemic Reduced Cyclists Hit By Drivers

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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John Greenfield

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I’m fairly optimistic about the future of public transportation – if we take action now

Renae Reynolds

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Air Quality

OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!

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Buses

The Real Reason Schools Are Paying Parents to Drive Their Kids to the Drop Off Line

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