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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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Kea Wilson

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

Paul Krikler is a communications and presentations skills consultant focused on training investment and corporate professionals. Paul is a Chartered Accountant, with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. Paul spent 21 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York City, where he moved 25 years ago. Paul lives in Manhattan and volunteers with Transportation Alternatives.

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Paul Krikler

Carl Mahaney is director of <a href="https://www.streetopia.city/">StreetopiaUWS</a>, a hands-on advocacy initiative aimed at reclaiming public space for the public good on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

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Carl Mahaney

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US DOT Seeks to Double the Nation’s Electric Bus Fleet (Which is Currently Tiny and Will Still Be)

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Nicole Gelinas is a contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal and the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Movement-Yorks-Long-Take-Streets/dp/1531508219">Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back its Streets from the Car</a>.

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Nicole Gelinas

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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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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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Citi Bike Ridership Numbers Show Bike Share is Just as Hot as the Weather

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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