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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>.

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Kids’ Psychology Affects How They Behave Around Cars — And Regulators Should Take Note

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National Safety Board Chair Discusses Vision Zero and the Problems of Heavy EVs

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Big Auto’s Fuel Economy Plateau is Especially Bad News for Pedestrians

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Vision Zero Cities: The Case for Taxing Large Vehicles

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Pols Calls on Feds to Make Huge Cars Safer (Finally!)

<a href="https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/contributors/yonah-freemark">Yonah Freemark</a> is the lead of the Urban Institute’s Practice Area on Fair Housing, Land Use and Transportation. He has been conducting research on transportation planning for 15 years.

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The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities

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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Kids’ Psychology Affects How They Behave Around Cars — And Regulators Should Take Note

National Safety Board Chair Discusses Vision Zero and the Problems of Heavy EVs

Big Auto’s Fuel Economy Plateau is Especially Bad News for Pedestrians

Opinion: The Real Reason Why Americans Keep Buying SUVs

Vision Zero Cities: The Case for Taxing Large Vehicles

Pols Calls on Feds to Make Huge Cars Safer (Finally!)

The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities

Study: SUVs Are Indeed Death Machines for Children, Blacks

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

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