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Before joining Streetsblog in late 2025, J.K. Trotter covered media and politics at Gawker and edited investigations at Business Insider. He studied philosophy at St. John’s College and lives in Queens.

J.K. Trotter

speeding

The Speeding Situation in New York City Is Even Worse Than It Seems

A car goes the wrong way on a Florida highway.

Street Safety

Sunbelt Cities Rank Last in National Street Safety Index

Nolan Hicks covered transportation, housing, public health and city agencies in the City Hall bureau for The New York Post from 2018-2024, most recently as the paper’s Senior Reporter for City Affairs. He previously worked as a City Hall and general assignments at The Austin American-Statesman from 2016-2018, where he uncovered self-dealing by a top aide to the city’s then-mayor that resulted in a federal investigation and guilty pleas. Before that, he was a reporter at the New York Daily News and the San Antonio Express-News. He joined Streetsblog in January 2025.

Nolan Hicks

Issues & Campaigns

In NYC, Unlicensed Drivers Comprise One-Quarter Of Street Fatalities: Data

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>

Kea Wilson

speed governors

States Across America Are Taking Action to Stop ‘Super Speeders’

Tiffany Smith is a public health practitioner who collaborates with transportation professionals, advocates, and policymakers to advance health, income, and racial equity through Vision Zero efforts nationwide. She supports communities in applying the Safe System approach to build proactive and equitable road safety strategies.

Tiffany Smith

Speed

What It’s Really Like to Drive a Car With Intelligent Speed Assist

Natalie Draisin is a visionary leader in safe, sustainable mobility. As Director of the North American Office and United Nations Representative for the FIA Foundation, she has championed transformative initiatives. Natalie played a pivotal role in integrating road safety into the UN Sustainable Development Goals, led Congressional efforts urging the World Bank to adopt minimum safety standards, and secured adoption of the FIA’s Road Safety Index by Fortune 500 companies and the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services. She holds an MPH/MBA and BA in public health from Johns Hopkins, was recognized as a TUMI Remarkable Woman in Transportation, and is a recipient of the Global Vision Zero Leadership Award.

Natalie Draisin

Tom DeVito is the National Director of Families for Safe Streets, with 12 years of experience in transportation and safety advocacy. He helped launch Families for Safe Streets in New York during his first tenure at Transportation Alternatives (2013–2020), and later served as Senior Policy Manager for the Bluebikes and Citi Bike public bikeshare systems in Boston and New York (2020–2023). A skilled community organizer and strategist, Tom has played a key leadership role in many major policy wins such as New York City’s speed limit reductions (including the passage of Sammy’s Law), the 14th Street busway, congestion pricing, expanded funding for safer street designs and the passage of the Streets Master Plan, and growing the largest speed safety camera program in North America. He returned to Families for Safe Streets in 2023 to lead its national growth through a new strategic plan.

speeding

The Speeding Situation in New York City Is Even Worse Than It Seems

Sunbelt Cities Rank Last in National Street Safety Index

In NYC, Unlicensed Drivers Comprise One-Quarter Of Street Fatalities: Data

States Across America Are Taking Action to Stop ‘Super Speeders’

What It’s Really Like to Drive a Car With Intelligent Speed Assist

How State-Level ISA Bills Are Gaining Ground in a Polarized America

Commentary: Speed Cameras are a Good Start for Safe Streets

Friday Video: Why So Many Speed Limits Just Don’t Work

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