Jesse Coburn

Jesse Coburn was an investigative reporter at Streetsblog from 2021 to 2024. His series on the black market for temporary license plates led to enacted or proposed laws in three states and won the George Polk Award. The series was also a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. His work has also received awards from IRE, the Overseas Press Club Foundation, the Sidney Hillman Foundation, the Deadline Club, the Sigma Awards, and the Silurians Press Club. Coburn now works at ProPublica.

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Streetsblog USA |SUVs

DRIVING US MAD: Number of SUVs and Similar Cars is Up 21 Percent in NYC, TA Reveals

That’s bad news for pedestrians, cyclists and anyone who values safe streets.

Jesse Coburn

May 25, 2021

U.S. DOT

People to Feds: Design Streets Better!

A proposed revision of the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways generated unprecedented public interest.

Jesse Coburn

May 24, 2021

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