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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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Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters

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Senators Urge Regulators to ‘Put the Pedal to the Metal’ On Vehicle Safety Standards

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Bicycling

What It’s Really Like to Lose Someone to Traffic Violence

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Congestion

Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers

Sarah Langenkamp

Bicycle Safety

‘We’re Luring Bicyclists To Their Deaths’: Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns Anguish Into Advocacy

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?

Yonah Freemark is the research director of the Land Use Lab at Urban Institute.

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Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters

Senators Urge Regulators to ‘Put the Pedal to the Metal’ On Vehicle Safety Standards

What It’s Really Like to Lose Someone to Traffic Violence

Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers

‘We’re Luring Bicyclists To Their Deaths’: Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns Anguish Into Advocacy

Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?

Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions

Almost No One in Congress Has Signed Onto National ‘Vision Zero’ Pledge

US DOT Promises National Safe Systems Approach After Historic Death Surge

OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic