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

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<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

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Climate Change

How Surging Pickup and SUV Sales Are Undermining Carbon Reductions From EVs

Renae Reynolds

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Congestion Pricing

OPINION: Congestion Pricing Will Bring Cleaner Air for All

Sarah Langenkamp

Bicycle Safety

‘We’re Luring Bicyclists To Their Deaths’: Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns Anguish Into Advocacy

<p>Yonah Freemark is the research director of the Land Use Lab at Urban Institute.</p>


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Yonah Freemark

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Car crashes

The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities

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Buttigieg’s New Emissions Standards Fail to Close ‘Light Truck Loophole’

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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Study: Megacar Drivers Up to 4x More Likely to Hit Walkers While Turning

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ADAS

Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road

AJ LaTrace

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Driving

How my Chicago Auto Show tweets reignited the debate over unsafe vehicle design

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Feds: Megacar Owners Actually Drove More In 2020 Than 2019

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"Accidents"

That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’

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