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Richard Robbins, a small business owner, cyclist, pedestrian, and car-owner, has been advocating for safe streets for decades, focusing on data-based decision-making.

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OPINION: The Cost of ‘Free’ Parking is Dirty Streets and Foul Air

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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Charles Komanoff

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KOMANOFF: Skyrocketing Gas Prices Won’t Unjam U.S. Roads

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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Climate Change

Advocates to Biden: Car Dependence — Not Gas Prices — Is America’s Real Crisis

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Advocates to Biden: There’s A Better Way to Address Rising Gas Prices

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.

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Democrats Vow to Fight for Cheap Gas

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More Driving, More People Dying on America’s Streets

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The New Climate Villain Is Cheap Oil

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The End of Peak Driving?

What Will Our Future Be Like If We Don’t Change How We Get Around?

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Mounting Transportation and Housing Costs Devour Household Budgets