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Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’

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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America's Most Toxic Car Ad

America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Aggressively American Edition

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OPINION: E-bikes Could Become a Weapon Against Climate Change

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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How To Avoid the Other COVID Plague: Traffic

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Drivers Are Still Top Polluters, Even During Quarantine

Tire pollution

Four Ways Cars Pollute Our Lives — Besides the Tailpipe

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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KOMANOFF: New York, U.S. Must Reverse the Charges on Diesel Tampering

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California

KOMANOFF: Takeaways from America’s Diesel Pickup Pollution Disaster

Exhaust Pipe

STUDY: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)

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The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All

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