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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

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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Gas Prices

Last Year’s ‘Historic’ Gas Price Surge Cost U.S. Drivers Just 36 Cents More Per Day

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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Car Dependence

OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture

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Driving is the New Smoking: Lessons From America’s Public Health Victory Over Tobacco

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America Walks

Opinion: Ending Our Oil Addiction Is a Moral Imperative for Inflation and the Climate

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KOMANOFF: High Gas Prices Are Reducing Driving!

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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THE BRAKE: Why Americans Don’t Always Drive Less When Gas Prices Soar

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Advocates Decry Proposed ‘Gas Tax Holiday’ — And Offer Alternatives to Ease Pain at the Pump