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

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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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Bicycling

Speed round: Both candidates said they’d dismantle Chicago’s livesaving speed cam program

Cameron Bolton

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New report looks at how poor infra and unfair enforcement can limit freedom of movement

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Driving

Anything but a train: Lightfoot touts luxury air taxi service instead of fixing Blue Line

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Are online retail and COVID to blame for declining sales? Nah, it’s gotta be the bike lanes

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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Amtrak

Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Take Steps to Bring Service Back to the Deep South

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You love to see it: Rte. 53 extension proposal gets turned into a greenway project instead

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Federal Policy

It’s getting real: Biden budget proposal earmarks $350M for $3.6B south Red Line extension

Gabriel Baumgaertner

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Climate Change

Rest In Pieces, ‘Fix-it-First’: Biden Caves to GOP’s Highway Expansion Obsession

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Eyes on the Street

Here’s the colorful story of how CTA ‘L’ lines got their hues

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

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