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

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America's Most Toxic Car Ad

America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Greenwashing Edition

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Will Virginia’s New Plan Slow Down Drivers?

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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STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Stop Car Crashes

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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California Won’t Be Getting Speed Enforcement Cameras

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OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence Like Other Violence

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Do Traffic Fines Make Streets Safer — And At What Cost?

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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South Shore Line police-involved shooting raises questions about fare enforcement

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Reducing the Role of Police in Traffic Enforcement Could Increase Safety for Everyone

Dr. Destiny Thomas is the founder and chief executive officer of <a href="https://thrivancegroup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thrivance Group</a>. An anthropologist planner from Oakland, Thomas has a combined six years of experience working in a project manager capacity within government agencies. In addition, Thomas has seven years of experience leading key advancements in racial equity initiatives across the state by way of community organizing, policy writing, and non-profit management in communities that have been most impacted by racial inequities. Thomas earned a BA in Political Science from Fisk University in 2006, an MPA with an emphasis in Public Health and Non Profit Management from Tennessee State University in 2008, and a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2016. Follow her on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/DrDesThePlanner?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@drdestheplanner</a>.

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Opinion: Urbanism is Complicit in Infra-Structural Racism — And Reparations Have a Place in the Built Environment

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Police must enforce the Stay at Home order fairly, without racial double-standards