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

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Destiny Thomas

Why Arguments Against ‘Free Transit’ Are Missing the Point

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

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Mobility Justice

Talking Headways Podcast: Walking with Pedestrian Dignity

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Op-Ed: Why Decarceration Must Be A Part of Transportation Reform

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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Bicycling

Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Cyclists

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How ‘Community Mobility Rituals’ Can Transform Neighborhoods

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Freeways

Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects

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Emergency Medicine

Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Abortion Access

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Freeway Fighters Across the U.S. Are Joining Forces — And They Want You

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What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing

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Car culture

Study: Car Ownership Doesn’t Always Cut Black Workers’ Commutes