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Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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KOMANOFF: You Nearly Die, You Keep Going

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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Julianne Cuba

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THAT’S RICH! Some Neighborhoods Order Lots of Deliveries, But Don’t Want to Help the Workers

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Pols and Neighbors Call For a Safer Franklin Avenue After Killing of Cycling Advocate

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Cycling Advocate Killed By Trucker on Dangerous Brooklyn Street; Last Words from Mother: ‘Be Safe’

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Dave Colon

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Cyclists Statewide Agree: More Bike Lanes Means More People On Bikes

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DOT’s Long-Awaited Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Has Widespread Support (Except for The Usual Critics)

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DOT Unveils ‘Concepts’ For Deadly Ninth Street, But Advocates Want Something Bolder 

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Streetsblog Chicago Editor John Greenfield Seriously Injured in Bike Crash

Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been covering New York since 2018 after getting his masters in journalism from Dublin City University in Ireland. After some freelancing, he landed a job with Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He’s on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/kduggan16">@kduggan16</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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Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Favor Trading Parking Spots for Safer Streets

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New DOT Plan Would Let BAM Take Over Proposed Bike Lane During Events