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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 also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.

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Gersh Kuntzman

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Climate Change

3,000 out of 3,001 Americans Want to Decarbonize Transportation — But Will the GOP Do It?

John DeCicco

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Surging Pickup and SUV Sales are Undermining EV Carbon Gains

Colin Kinniburgh

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Air Quality

NY Lawmakers Want To Bring E-Bikes To The People

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Eve Kessler

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After an Epic Fail, the City Relaunches Residential Composting

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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Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency

Jeff Wood

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Talking Headways Podcast: Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities

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What The Proposed GHG Rule Will (And Won’t) Do for the Climate

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ANALYSIS: So Should We All Be Deflating Our Neighbors’ SUV Tires?

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UPDATED: Anti-SUV Activists Claim ‘Strike’ on Upper East Side

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Bicycling

Study: Cycling is 10x More Important Than Electric Cars For Reaching Net Zero