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Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.

Aaron Bialick

Car Culture

Kia Car Ad Touts Bike-Friendly Attitude

Matthew Roth

California’s Pay as You Drive Insurance Program Could Reduce Driving

Catherine Lutz

Ad Nauseam

Ad Nauseam 2010: The Year in Car Commercials

Car-Free Households in San Francisco Above 30 Percent

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Ben Fried

Fred Barnes: Americans Mainly Want to Stay in Their Cars

“Snipers for Vipers,” Armor-Piercing Rounds for Your Compensationmobile

Air Quality

National Fuel Efficiency Standards Could Require 62 MPG Within 15 Years

Our Mobile Money Pits: The True Cost of Cars

Bicycle Infrastructure

Eyes on the Street: Tango Electric Car in Glen Park

Anne Lutz Fernandez is a former corporate executive with experience in management and marketing of consumer brands such as Weight Watchers frozen foods and Bufferin pain relievers. She also spent a decade as an investment banker in New York and London where her work included marketing the firm&#8217;s services to multinational corporations and advising clients on strategic mergers and acquisitions. She left her position as Director at Credit Suisse to become a writer and teacher. She currently teaches English and lives in Connecticut with her husband, who is also a teacher. She co-authored her first book, Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and its Effect on our Lives, with her sister, anthropologist Catherine Lutz.

Anne Lutz Fernandez

BP, Toyota, and the Illusion of the Car System Tech