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

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<p>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.</p>


Tanya Snyder

Barack Obama

The Dangers of Touting the Job-Creation Benefits of Transpo Investment

Economics

How Car Dependency Turns Suburban Dreams into Foreclosure Nightmares

Fmr. Comptroller General: We Can’t Solve Our Problems With Spending Cuts

What The Debt Ceiling Vote Means For Transportation

Congestion Pricing

Study: Building Roads to Cure Congestion Is an Exercise in Futility

<p>Anne Lutz Fernandez is a former corporate executive with experience in management and marketing of consumer brands such as Weight Watchers frozen foods and Bufferin pain relievers. She also spent a decade as an investment banker in New York and London where her work included marketing the firm&#8217;s services to multinational corporations and advising clients on strategic mergers and acquisitions. She left her position as Director at Credit Suisse to become a writer and teacher. She currently teaches English and lives in Connecticut with her husband, who is also a teacher. She co-authored her first book, Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and its Effect on our Lives, with her sister, anthropologist Catherine Lutz.</p>


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Topics

The Dangers of Touting the Job-Creation Benefits of Transpo Investment

How Car Dependency Turns Suburban Dreams into Foreclosure Nightmares

Fmr. Comptroller General: We Can’t Solve Our Problems With Spending Cuts

What The Debt Ceiling Vote Means For Transportation

Study: Building Roads to Cure Congestion Is an Exercise in Futility

Five Media Myths That Perpetuate Car Culture

Brookings: Transit Access to Jobs Is the Missing Link

Transpo’s Losses in First Round of Spending Cuts Look Worse Than They Are

Get Rich While Reducing Emissions: Smart Growth Keeps Looking Smarter

Combat Joblessness, Stripe a Bike Lane