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

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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: High Gas Prices Are Reducing Driving!

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

Video shows CPD officers confronting, striking teen on bike and fleeing the scene

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

Eve Kessler

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Transportation Policy

Bad Road Design Is Stoking the U.S. Pedestrian Death Crisis: Report

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Driving

ProPublica Helps Lawmakers Who Want to Let Motorists Drive at Deadly Speeds

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Awful WBEZ speed cam piece disregards safety data, ignores traffic violence victims

Mary Wisniewski

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Pickups and SUVs are driving the pedestrian death epidemic. But the tide may be turning.

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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Car culture

Why It’s So Hard To Visit National Parks Without A Car

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Shared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030

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

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