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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

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

Ben Fried

Elections

SF Voters Reject Measure to Enshrine Free Parking and Stop Livable Streets

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

Don’t Drive? It’s Getting Harder to Vote in Texas

The Stakes Are High for Smart Transpo Policy in These 6 Races for Governor

6 Transportation Ballot Initiatives to Watch Next Tuesday

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

Bicycling

#MinimumGrid: Toronto Advocates Move Politicians Beyond Bike Platitudes

Missouri Says No to Amendment 7’s Monster Tax Hike for Roads

Detroit

Talking Headways Podcast: A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings In the Metro

Cincinnati

It Could Cost More to Shut Down Cincy Streetcar Than Finish It

UPDATED: Last Night’s Quiet Transit Victories

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

Setbacks and Victories For Urbanism in Yesterday’s Mayoral Races