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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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Electric Cars

Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House

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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Bicycling

Free advice to Biden: Do yourself a favor and don’t hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT chief

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2020 Election

Rahm was good for transportation, but McDonald coverup disqualifies him for USDOT post

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.

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High Stakes for Cities as Feds Start Regulating Self-Driving Cars

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The Inside Story of How Chicago Built the Dearborn Street Bike Lane

Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR&#8217;s StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver&#8217;s license.

Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Gabe Klein Talks About Getting Sh*t Done in His New Book, “Start-Up City”

Tanya became Streetsblog&#8217;s Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.

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Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House

Free advice to Biden: Do yourself a favor and don’t hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT chief

Rahm was good for transportation, but McDonald coverup disqualifies him for USDOT post

High Stakes for Cities as Feds Start Regulating Self-Driving Cars

The Inside Story of How Chicago Built the Dearborn Street Bike Lane

Gabe Klein Talks About Getting Sh*t Done in His New Book, “Start-Up City”

Streetsblog Readers Have Spoken: Janette Sadik-Khan For DOT Secretary

Chicago Unveils Its Ambitious Pedestrian Safety Plan

Chicago Aims for Zero Traffic Deaths by 2022

11 Transportation Officials Who Are Changing the Game