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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

Seattle

If You Pay Sales Tax at Amazon.com, Your Transit System Could Improve

Federal Funding

A Golden Opportunity for Congress to Avoid the Transportation “Fiscal Cliff”

<p>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.</p>


Angie Schmitt

Chris Leinberger

$450 Billion in Federal Subsidies Tilt U.S. Real Estate Market Toward Sprawl

John Boehner

UPDATE: Boehner’s Cryptic Message on Taxes

Economics

UPDATE: Where Did the Senate Get the Extra Money to Pay For Its Bill?

Ben Goldman

Charles Schumer

Commuter Transit Tax Break Could Reclaim Parity With Parking in 2012

House of Representatives

Senate Fails to Extend Transit Commuter Tax Benefit

Tax Policy

Congress Puts Off Key Decisions on Transpo Bill and Transit Tax Benefit

Senators to Committee: Protect Transit Benefits Before It’s Too Late

McCaskill-Collins: Tax Cuts With a Side of Infrastructure, but Hold the Transit