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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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Cars

Decoding Trump’s Racist ‘War on Suburbs’ Rhetoric

Kamala Harris

2020 Election

Four Facts on Kamala Harris’s Transportation Record

Loneliness Playground Swing Park Isolation

Coronavirus

Study: Parks in Non-White Neighborhoods Are Half As Large and 5x As Crowded

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Equity

VIDEO: How Car Dominance Makes Non-White Neighborhoods Hotter

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What Is a Feminist City?

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Berkeley

Opinion: We Must Plan Racial Justice In Our Cities

<p>Dr. Destiny Thomas is the founder and chief executive officer of <a href="https://thrivancegroup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thrivance Group</a>. An anthropologist planner from Oakland, Thomas has a combined six years of experience working in a project manager capacity within government agencies. In addition, Thomas has seven years of experience leading key advancements in racial equity initiatives across the state by way of community organizing, policy writing, and non-profit management in communities that have been most impacted by racial inequities. Thomas earned a BA in Political Science from Fisk University in 2006, an MPA with an emphasis in Public Health and Non Profit Management from Tennessee State University in 2008, and a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2016. Follow her on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/DrDesThePlanner?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@drdestheplanner</a>.</p>


Destiny Thomas

Breonna Taylor Mural

Opinion: Urbanism is Complicit in Infra-Structural Racism — And Reparations Have a Place in the Built Environment

Racial Equity

Topics

Decoding Trump’s Racist ‘War on Suburbs’ Rhetoric

Four Facts on Kamala Harris’s Transportation Record

Study: Parks in Non-White Neighborhoods Are Half As Large and 5x As Crowded

VIDEO: How Car Dominance Makes Non-White Neighborhoods Hotter

What Is a Feminist City?

Opinion: We Must Plan Racial Justice In Our Cities

Opinion: Urbanism is Complicit in Infra-Structural Racism — And Reparations Have a Place in the Built Environment

Five Great Ways To Repurpose Parking Lots During the Pandemic

STEAL THIS IDEA: Washington DOT To Give Lanes Back to People on State Roads

Creating ‘Protest Streets’ Won’t Work Because of Cops