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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

<p>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.</p>


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John Greenfield

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Bicycling

Speed round: Both candidates said they’d dismantle Chicago’s livesaving speed cam program

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Driving

Anything but a train: Lightfoot touts luxury air taxi service instead of fixing Blue Line

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Are online retail and COVID to blame for declining sales? Nah, it’s gotta be the bike lanes

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You love to see it: Rte. 53 extension proposal gets turned into a greenway project instead

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Lily Shambrook’s family hopes lawsuit against city will help keep others safe on bikes

Sharon Hoyer

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Safe Streets for All coalition pushes for “transit that works,” hopes to influence elections

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Climate Change

Chicago’s climate superpower: How TOD can help address global warming

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Opinion: Stop Expanding the Damn Roads in Michigan

<p>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></p>


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Aggressive Driving

Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

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Education, infrastructure, and holding drivers accountable > bike helmets for cyclist safety