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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

Brandon Bordenkircher

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Equity

Mobility leaders assess 5 years of e-scooters, and draw insights from the Chicago pilots

Courtney Cobbs

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Bicycling

Chicago’s dearth of public restrooms limits access to public space. Let’s fix that.

Peter Flax

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Op-Ed: Why Sharrows Are Bullshit

Aaron Short is a New York City-based writer with a long history of work with the New York Post, Hell Gate and others. He is also the co-author of &#8220;The Method to the Madness: Donald Trump&#8217;s Ascent as Told by Those Who Were Hired, Fired, Inspired — And Inaugurated.&#8221; (<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250202819/themethodtothemadness">Macmillan</a>)

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Aaron Short

Drunk Driving Car Crash

Cars

Hidden Gem in $1.2T Biden Package: Anti-DWI Tech

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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John Greenfield

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

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I’m fairly optimistic about the future of public transportation – if we take action now

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Federal Funding

Congressmen Garcia, Schneider introduce rail grade separation funding bill

Igor Studenkov

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electric buses

CTA budget calls for reducing pass prices, faster, more eco-friendly bus service

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

Steven Vance

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What should drivers do to avoid blocking bikeways – especially bike-share workers?

Sharon Hoyer

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“Biking Where Black” study shows relationship between lack of bike lanes, heavy ticketing

Infrastructure