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<p>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>.</p>


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Gersh Kuntzman

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Brad Lander

Comptroller Lander: Make City Drivers Safer By Punishing Agencies for Crashes

Leah Shahum

Pete-Buttigieg

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‘Every Infrastructure Choice is a Safety Choice’: Secretary Pete Wants Mayors To End Traffic Deaths

<p>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>.</p>


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Kea Wilson

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How Deadly Are Your Streets? New Data Tool Shows the Hard Truth

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Bicycling

Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?

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Four Ways Automotive Regulators Could Save Pedestrian Lives

Seairra Sheppard

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How Traffic Engineers Blame You for Their Profession’s Mistakes

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Podcast: The (Too-Brief) History of Traffic Violence Memorials in America

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Bicycle Safety

Essay: Sarah Langenkamp Loved biking. She Shouldn’t Have Died Because of It.

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That Viral NY Times Article on Road Death Was Only the Tip of the Iceberg

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