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

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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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Climate Change

Ten Ways the U.S. Could Cut Gas Reliance Right Now (But Probably Won’t)

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California

London Imposes $16/Day Fee on Dirtiest Cars, And Sparks Debate Across the Pond

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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Driving

A conversation with UIC researchers about Chicago’s traffic camera program

Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.

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Chicago

Here’s why Pritzker’s plan to skip this year’s scheduled gas tax hike is a bad idea

Igor Studenkov

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Gary, Indiana considers a switch to all-electric buses

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Bicycling

What should we do about racial discrepancies in Chicago’s life-saving traffic cam program?

Richard Day

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Minimum parking, maximum rent: Let’s cut tenants a break by ending parking minimums

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Reality check: You can’t solve congestion by widening roads – invest in transit instead

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

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Coronavirus

Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic

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Officials: As traffic deaths continue to climb, Vision Zero must be a top priority

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