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

<p>Educated at the Sorbonne and the Yale School of Drama, Gersh Kuntzman is obviously not the person being described here. We&#8217;re talking about tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman, who has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. Email Gersh at <a href="mailto:gersh@streetsblog.org">gersh@streetsblog.org</a></p>


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Gersh Kuntzman

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A Grove Grows In Brooklyn: Finally, New York Has a Memorial to Road Violence Victims

<p>This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.</p>


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

Nadia Williams

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Vision Zero Cities: Why Everyone Hates Cyclists: Realistic Group Conflict Theory and the Plight of Cyclists

Sindhu Bharadwaj

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Vision Zero Cities: How to Fix Our Most Dangerous Roads

Madeline Brozen

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Vision Zero Cities: Road Violence is a Public Health Crisis that Needs Public Health Solutions

Christian MilNeil

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Vision Zero

Data: Uber and Lyft Drivers Involved in 1,000+ Crashes in Boston Last Year

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Gas Prices

Driving is the New Smoking: Lessons From America’s Public Health Victory Over Tobacco

Anne Heche

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Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

<div>Melissa <span class="il">Balmer</span> is an artist, writer, communications coach and founder of PedalLove.org. She creates storytelling and media relations tools and classes</div>
<div>for those working to create active, safe, shared streets for a sustainable world.</div>


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Melissa Balmer

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OPINION: How To Use the Money Available for Safe Streets