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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

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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Bicycling

Seven advocacy groups discuss why next Wednesday’s Chicago Ride of Silence is important

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Austin

Neighbors Say Road Diet Causes ‘Traffic Nightmare,’ but Data Tell a Different Story

Courtney Cobbs

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Chicago

City launches income-based traffic fine pilot, halving the fees for low-income residents

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

Marijuana-and-driving

Car crashes

Can We Stop Stoned Driving Without Ending Car Dependency?

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A back door deal: Land transfer to facilitate driving to O’Hare from west is a bad investment

Colin Anderson

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Driving

The great motor divide: How our obsession with cars has driven us apart

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Gas giveaways harm people. We shouldn’t let rich politicians like Willy Wilson do them.

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: Skyrocketing Gas Prices Won’t Unjam U.S. Roads

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Chicago Auto Show producers sponsor contest that produces awful victim-blaming PSAs

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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Induced Demand Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It