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Dan Zukowski

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Maine, Washington, D.C.
Covers:  transportation, public transit, infrastructure, cities, buses, Amtrak, air taxis, robotaxis, bike-share, travel, politics, equity, federal regulations
#Transportation reporter for @SmartCitiesDive. Member @spj_tweets, @ASJAhq, @ASBPE. danzukowski.com Opinions are my own.

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I am the transportation reporter for Smart Cities Dive. Previously, I served as correspondent for Trains Magazine and News Wire, where I wrote both news and features for online and print.

My byline also appears in CityLab, Grist, Salon, Sierra Magazine, Hakai Magazine, Mongabay and Pacific Standard. My writing career began as a business journalist for the WardsAuto group of automotive industry publications, reporting on manufacturers and suppliers, along with consumer, marketing, and governmen…

What was your first job as a journalist?

I wrote for WardsAuto as their New York reporter, contributing to five magazines and newsletters.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email is best. But I don't do corporate product or profile pieces.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

My favorite is a browser extension called TabsFolders. It allows me to save and organize web pages for research.