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

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Bicycling

SEE IT: Streetfilms Shows How Much Better Kids’ Lives Are When they Can Safely Bike To School…

Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.

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Jeff Wood

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Equity

Talking Headways Podcast: Transportation and Law, Part I

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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Environmental Justice

A Quick Look at the Biden-Harris Clean Energy Plan, and its California Connections

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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2020 Election

Rahm was good for transportation, but McDonald coverup disqualifies him for USDOT post

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: Most Cyclists Killed Are Middle-Aged

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How to ‘Bike With’ — Not Despite — Disabilities, Discrimination, and Difference

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Why Walkability is Key to a Dementia-Friendly City

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Car culture

STUDY: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)

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Austin

Can Austin Supersize Transit Without Supercharging Gentrification?

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

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Auto Insurance

U.S. Auto Insurance Industry Admits Systemic Racism