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

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Richard Day

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Funding & Finance

Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?

<p>In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes the transportation column for the Chicago Reader weekly paper. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and &#8216;L&#8217; train.</p>


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John Greenfield

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Driving

ProPublica Helps Lawmakers Who Want to Let Motorists Drive at Deadly Speeds

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Awful WBEZ speed cam piece disregards safety data, ignores traffic violence victims

Ruth Rosas

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Bicycling

Divvy’s new pricing is unaffordable to many residents, and therefore inequitable

Mary Wisniewski

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Pickups and SUVs are driving the pedestrian death epidemic. But the tide may be turning.

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Shared Mobility Action Agenda aims to make non-private-car modes handy for all by 2030

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Seven advocacy groups discuss why next Wednesday’s Chicago Ride of Silence is important

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Austin

Neighbors Say Road Diet Causes ‘Traffic Nightmare,’ but Data Tell a Different Story

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Infrastructure

Another person was pushed onto ‘L’ tracks. It’s time for CTA to pilot platform barriers.

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Chicago

Gas giveaways harm people. We shouldn’t let rich politicians like Willy Wilson do them.

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