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

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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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Climate Change

Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again

Yonah Freemark is the research director of the Land Use Lab at Urban Institute.

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Yonah Freemark

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Electric Cars

What the Inflation Reduction Act Will — And Won’t — Do For Sustainable Transportation

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Would a Car-Light City Really Be Quiet?

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Autonomous cars

The Brake: What Would the ‘Post-Automobility’ Future Look Like?

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Bicycling

The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About

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Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency

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Bike Lanes

What Is An ‘E-Bike’ Anyway — And Where Does it Belong on the Road?

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E-bikes

What’s in the New ‘Climate’ Deal for Sustainable Transport — And What’s Not

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Opinion: Biden’s Over-Promising on Electric Cars is Holding Back Progress on Climate and Safety

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Study: Cycling is 10x More Important Than Electric Cars For Reaching Net Zero