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Can Auto Enthusiasts Help Fight Car Dependency?

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<p>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.</p>


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These Communities Are Making Progress After ‘Jaywalking’ Reform

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Advocates Decry Proposed ‘Gas Tax Holiday’ — And Offer Alternatives to Ease Pain at the Pump

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If alders vote to allow drivers to speed by 9 mph, more Chicagoans will die