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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 is proud of the fact that he does a 90 percent good job. Email Gersh at <a href="mailto:gersh@streetsblog.org">gersh@streetsblog.org</a>

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Amsterdam

Paging Kevin Roose! My Conversation with the Bing Chatbot Was Much Better than Yours!

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Bicycling

Cycling Through COVID-19: London

Jesse Coburn is Streetsblog&#8217;s investigative reporter. His reporting has received awards from the Hillman Foundation, the Silurians Press Club and other organizations. Previously he was a reporter at Newsday and an editor at ARCH+. He has also written for the New York Times, the Baltimore Sun, Harper’s, Cabinet and other publications. Jesse is on Twitter at <a href="//twitter.com/jesse_coburn">@jesse_coburn</a>. You can email him at <a href="mailto:jesse@streetsblog.org">jesse@streetsblog.org</a>.

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School streets

NYC Can Learn from Car-Free School Streets in Paris, London and  Tirana?!

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>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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California

London Imposes $16/Day Fee on Dirtiest Cars, And Sparks Debate Across the Pond

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Air Quality

Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’

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Carnage

OPINION: How New York, London and Paris Can Become ‘Car-Free Megacities’

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Bicycle Safety

ONE YEAR LATER: What Did De Blasio Do After Telling New Yorkers to ‘Bike or Walk to Work’

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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15 Minute Cities

The Streetsblog Interview: Will Norman

Colin Green

Congestion Pricing

Best Practices: Vision Zero Lessons from London’s Congestion Pricing

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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Op-Ed: Should We Toll Motorcycles Like SUVs?

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