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Cleveland: a Target of Rail Competitors?

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

Melanie Curry

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Caltrans Issues Emergency Declaration for LA-San Diego Rail

Kea Wilson

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Latest White House Grants Show Promise for a Real Interstate Rail System

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GOP Appropriations Bill Would Slash Transit Funding and Key Safety Policies

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GOP Seeks Massive Cuts to Amtrak

Aaron Short

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Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most

Aubrey Byron

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Opinion: Amtrak’s Patchwork Policy Could be Deterring the Most-Obvious Riders — Cyclists

Born and raised in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, David fell in love with journalism as a kid accompanying his reporter dad on stories while school was out. A reporter at Streetsblog from 2015 to 2019, David returned as Streetsblog Deputy Editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post. A graduate of Montgomery Blair High School and the University of Maryland, he lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

David Meyer

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STREETSBLOG EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford to Join Amtrak

John Besche

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Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Take Steps to Bring Service Back to the Deep South

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes the transportation column for the Chicago Reader weekly paper. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and &#8216;L&#8217; train.

John Greenfield

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California Trainin’: A Chicagoan Checks Out Transportation in the Golden State