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

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Educated at the Sorbonne and the Yale School of Drama, Gersh Kuntzman is obviously not the person being described here. We&#8217;re talking about tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman, who has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. Email Gersh at <a href="mailto:gersh@streetsblog.org">gersh@streetsblog.org</a>

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Gersh Kuntzman

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Transit

Un-Fare: NYC Council Demands More Funding for Reduced Transit

Dan Quart

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Equity

OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy

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Joe Cortright

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It Shouldn’t Cost 31x More To Take Transit Than Park

Aaron Short is a New York City-based writer with a long history of work with the New York Post, Hell Gate and others. He is also the co-author of &#8220;The Method to the Madness: Donald Trump&#8217;s Ascent as Told by Those Who Were Hired, Fired, Inspired — And Inaugurated.&#8221; (<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250202819/themethodtothemadness">Macmillan</a>)

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Aaron Short

SF Muni Bus

Bus Rapid Transit

Pushing For A Fare-r Deal For Riders

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Nashville Plans New Transit Hub

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

Angie Schmitt

Fare Hikes

Why Charging Transit Riders to Transfer Makes No Sense

Elana Schor

Economics

New Survey: 84% of Transit Agencies Facing Fare Hikes, Service Cuts

White House: Transit Inflation Outstripping Private Transportation

Ryan Avent

2009 Transportation Bill

A Few Words on Transportation User Fees

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Ben Fried

Transit Stimulus Bill Needs Co-Sponsors in Senate