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

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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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Automated Enforcement

Should People Be Able to Issue Their Neighbors Traffic Fines?

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Walkable City 10 Years Later: How Car Culture Takes Away Our Freedom

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America Walks

Advocates Warn ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program Could Actually Expand Highways

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Car crashes

Three Reasons So Many Drivers Leave Pedestrians and Bicyclists to Die

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Bicycling

Three Common Types of Bike Laws That Are Overdue for an Overhaul

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Why Arguments Against ‘Free Transit’ Are Missing the Point

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E-bikes

What’s in the New ‘Climate’ Deal for Sustainable Transport — And What’s Not

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Four Things Advocates Need to Know About the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program

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