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Public Transportation

Opinion: We Should Do More To Fight Sexual Harassment on Transit

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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Kea Wilson

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Bicycle Safety

New Law Would Honor Legacy of Slain Cyclist Sarah Langenkamp By Helping Cities Fill Bike Network Gaps

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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

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Cycling Through COVID-19: Austin, Portland and Washington, D.C.

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Capital Idea: D.C. May Soon Give Out $100 Per Month For Transit

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DC Following NYC with Right-On-Red Ban — Will Others Finally Follow?

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

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

Aaron Short has been a New York City journalist for more than 20 years. He&#8217;s also co-author of the seminal oral history of Donald Trump, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Method-Madness-Donald-Inspired-Inaugurated/dp/1250202809/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1543937373&amp;sr=1-2&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=allensalkin-20&amp;linkId=add8bdd0aa865b7d6c5cfd5189a7131b&amp;language=en_US">&#8220;The Method to the Madness&#8221;</a> (St. Martin&#8217;s Press, 2019)

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Aaron Short

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Car Culture

D.C. SUV Owners Will Finally Pay Much More to Drive Such Behemoths

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Pedestrian Infrastructure

Why ‘Walkability’ Scores Don’t Truly Assess How Pedestrian-Friendly a City Is

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