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

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Streetsblog USA

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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John Greenfield

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Federal Policy

It’s getting real: Biden budget proposal earmarks $350M for $3.6B south Red Line extension

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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Federal Funding

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

Richard Day

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Climate Change

Chicago’s climate superpower: How TOD can help address global warming

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline

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High Speed Rail Alliance wants better train service in Chicago and across the nation

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

Eve Kessler

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Autonomous cars

NACTO Pushes Back as Big Auto Seeks Safety Exemption for Driverless Cars

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

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

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E-bikes

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

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Bicycling

Education, infrastructure, and holding drivers accountable > bike helmets for cyclist safety