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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

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Amtrak

Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most

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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New Law Would Honor Legacy of Slain Cyclist Sarah Langenkamp By Helping Cities Fill Bike Network Gaps

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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Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Take Steps to Bring Service Back to the Deep South

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Federal Funding

What’s Different About the New Federal E-Bike Credit Proposal

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Transit

Biden’s First ‘Mega Grants’ Contain Some Mega Wins — And Mega Fails

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Half of Americans Will Get Vision Zero Plans in New Federal Grant

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Congress’s Messy ‘Fix-It-First’ Fight Heats Up

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Federal Funding Bill Contains $45M for New Active Transportation Program

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Midterm Races that Sustainable Transportation Advocates Are Watching

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