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

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Streetsblog USA

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

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Car Dependence

America Spends $7.3 Billion a Year Paying Affluent People to Drive to Work

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

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Bicycling

Bike Commuting Growth Has Leveled Off – But Not Everywhere in the U.S.

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Joe Cortright

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Commuting

Yet Another Flawed Congestion Report From Inrix

In Rochester, nearly a third of bus commuters have to spend at least an hour to get to work. Photo: Pete Nabozny via Reconnect Rochester

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Around the Block

How Job Sprawl Robs People of Time, Money, and Economic Opportunity

Sarah Jo Peterson

What the Equality of Opportunity Project Actually Says About Commuting

Where Car Commuting Is Shrinking — And Where It’s Not

“Opportunity Score” Shows Best Places to Find a Job Without Owning a Car

Daniel Hertz

Explore National Transportation Change Trends by Age Group

Cities Lead the Way as U.S. Car Commuting Takes Historic Downturn

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.

Tanya Snyder

The Parking Tax Benefit: A $7.3 Billion Subsidy for Traffic Congestion