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Bicycling

Talking Headways Podcast: Talking with Ryan Russo (Yes, THAT Ryan Russo) About Bike Networks

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Bike Lanes

Talking Headways Podcast: Bike Guides to Build Your City

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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Kea Wilson

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Federal Funding

Half of Americans Are Getting Local Vision Zero Plans (Well, Sort Of)

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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Bicycle Infrastructure

TONIGHT! City Will Unveil Long-Awaited Third Ave. Redesign to Manhattan Panel

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

Eve Kessler

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Autonomous cars

NACTO Pushes Back as Big Auto Seeks Safety Exemption for Driverless Cars

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Three Common Types of Bike Laws That Are Overdue for an Overhaul

Michael King

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Carnage

OPINION: Let’s Fix These Killer ‘Signalized Sidewalks’

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NACTO

US DOT Promises National ‘Safe Systems Approach’ After Historic Road Violence Surge

Jenny O’Connell

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Car-Free Streets

Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Cheap, Rapid, and in Our Control

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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What’s a ‘Bike Boulevard’? For Now, Mayor de Blasio Won’t Say, But Planners are Eager to Help