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Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman 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. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.

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Donald Shoup

Tributes Pour in for Parking Reformer, Urbanist Mentor Donald Shoup

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Death of a Legend: Donald Shoup, Parking Reformer

Donald Shoup is a professor at the University of California Los Angeles and is considered the nation&#8217;s foremost authority on parking policy. His book, &#8220;The High Cost of Free Parking,&#8221; is required reading for urban planners.

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Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of 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 previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>.

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Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been reporting on New York since 2018, starting at Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He is on Bluesky at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinduggan.bsky.social">@kevinduggan.bsky.social</a> and his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.

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A man who needs no introduction, Sam Schwartz coined the term &#8220;gridlock&#8221; during his days as head of the city&#8217;s Department of Traffic, a precursor to the current Department of Transportation. In a career that spans decades, &#8220;Gridlock&#8221; Sam has been a city transportation official, a traffic consultant and a Daily News columnist.

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