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Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

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Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

Angie Schmitt

Portland traffic

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Portland Advocates Won’t Settle for Business-as-Usual Highway Spending

trimet’s Neil McFarlane

Why Is Portland’s Transit Chief Advocating for More Highways?

Portland's new Mayor, Ted Wheeler, rode his bike to work Tuesday despite the 25 degree weather.

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Despite Cold, Portland’s New Mayor Biked to Work on First Day

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Portland Will Switch From Counting Vehicle Trips to Counting People Trips

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Portland Wants to Rethink Speed Limits By Factoring in Walkers and Bikers

Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.

Michael Andersen

Portland Is First U.S. City to Make Protection Default for All New Bike Lanes

A Major Bike Lane Upgrade, Brought to You by Portland’s Transit Agency

Tanya became Streetsblog&#8217;s Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.