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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

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

Barack Obama

Drawing Ideas From Reformers, Obama Gets Behind 6-Year Transpo Plan

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

Cleveland

Without a Plan, Sprawl Will Continue to Hollow Out Cleveland Region

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

Livable Communities Act Clears Senate Committee

Elana Schor

2009 Transportation Bill

Streetsblog Q&A: Bush DOT Chief Backs Transport Tech Funding

Buses

Feds Still Forcing Transit Agencies to Bow to Private Charter Buses

Ryan Avent

Cash for Clunkers

A Last Word on ‘Cash for Clunkers’

Obama Admin Declines to Consider New Funding for Transportation

A Brief Reply to Heritage’s Ronald Utt, PhD

Obama’s Agenda for Cities: Enough Talk

In the Works: Senate Bill to Promote Sustainable Development