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Feds Throw Wrench Into Oregon Highway Widening

<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

Congested Highway

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New ‘Induced Demand’ Calculator Shows Exactly How Much Driving Your City’s Highway Expansion Will Encourage

Susan Graham

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Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How To Stop a Highway

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


Eve Kessler

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Boondoggle: ‘Transit Guy’ Chuck Schumer is Foolishly Supporting the Widening of NY Route 17, Locals Say

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Op-Ed: Highway Expansion Would Take Md. in the Wrong Direction

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We Shouldn’t Have To Say This: Expanding Sidewalks Does Not Spread COVID-19

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Freeways

America is Spending Billions Just to Make Traffic Worse

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Apartments With Free Parking Reduce Transit Ridership

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Highway Expansion

Op-Ed: Portland’s Costly Highway Mistake

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