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

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Streetsblog California Editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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Melanie Curry

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Public Transportation

CA Wins Federal Grants to Support Transit in “Areas of Persistent Poverty”

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Chicago Media Discusses the CTA’s Challenges

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Analysis: Saving Transit Would Be Cheaper Than Letting it Die

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Coalition Working to Save Transit Asks You to Join

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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Washington DC

Opinion: We Should Do More To Fight Sexual Harassment on Transit

Colin Drake is a transit planner with 20 years of experience in the field. Known for rider-optimized projects in Seattle, Colin believes in transit that puts riders first.

Colin Drake

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Transit

Op-Ed: To Recover from COVID, Transit Needs a Rider-Centered Future. Here’s How.

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‘One Flat Tire Away From Dropping Out’: Why Transit to Community Colleges Matters

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Everybody Wants an Electric School Bus

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California Grants Billions for Transit Projects

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Bauters Bike Lane

How Mayors Can Lead The Way to a Sustainable Transportation Future (Hint: Listen to John Bauters)