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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

Crossing street

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Federal Bill Seeks to Prioritize Pedestrians (Albeit A Tiny Bit More)

<p>Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.</p>


Angie Schmitt

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Bicycling

When Will America’s Street Design Bible Enter the 21st Century?

Bicycle Safety

FHWA’s New Goal: Eliminating Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths in America

Federal Highway Administration

Engineers to U.S. DOT: Transportation Is About More Than Moving Cars

Barbara Boxer

Stark Divisions Between Dems and GOP on Climate Impacts of Transportation

It Just Got Easier for Cities to Design Walkable, Bikeable Streets

Finally, a Little Accountability for State DOTs on Bike and Pedestrian Safety

Air Quality

The Feds Want to Reform the Cult of “Level of Service”

The Feds Aren’t Crowing About the Record Amount of Driving in America

Tell FHWA You Want Safer Designs for City Streets