Author: Amy Gage

Amy Gage

Amy Gage

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Amy Gage writes a blog about women and aging (themiddlestages.com) and is publications editor at BikeMN. She was managing editor of Streets.mn from June 2022 to August 2025.

Traffic on I-94 westbound in North Minneapolis was backed up for miles after a rollover accident at 1:08 pm killed three people, on Sunday, April 7, 2013. The top lane of traffic exits at the Dowling Avenue exit, while four lanes of freeway traffic proceeds westward in stop and go traffic. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)

Driving Yourself Crazy? Sell Your Car

• March 29, 2017

I have structured my life so I can live without a car. That choice may seem impossible, and, at times, it is impractical. Like any counter-cultural behavior, it initially requires effort to adjust. I can attest, however, that car-free living is a healthful, fiscally responsible and even joyful pursuit in later middle age. When I […]