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

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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

Bicycle Infrastructure

Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk

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Car Dependence

Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’

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Aggressive Driving

Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere

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Distracted Driving

‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Portland Crosses Out Crosswalks

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Bicycle Safety

Ride Single-File in These Upstate Towns Or Risk Arrest

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Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths Skyrocket in 2018 as Motorists Stay Safe

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

Angie Schmitt

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We Must Change How We Talk about Pedestrian Deaths

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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Melanie Curry

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Traffic Safety Report Finds More Drivers Using Cellphones

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Around the Block

Oregon DOT Challenges Drivers to Avoid Using Their Phones Behind the Wheel

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We Have the Tech to Stop Distracted Driving. But Do We Have the Will?