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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

<p>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.</p>


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John Greenfield

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Eyes on the Street

Better Streets calls on the city to develop a plan for municipal sidewalk snow removal

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Funding & Finance

What if Chicago actually did have rapid transit everywhere?

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Equity

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

<p>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></p>


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Kea Wilson

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Three Reasons to Put the 1980s in the Past And #EndTheEightyTwentySplit

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Automakers

Wall Street Thinks the Bike Boom is Over. And That’s the Problem.

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Two Nashville Residents Ask: Should Landowners Fund Sidewalks?

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State and Local Transit Won in a Landslide Yesterday

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COVID-19

Chicago businesses: Here’s what’s required to use parking lanes to enable outdoor seating