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

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<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

Each year, thousands of Americans are killed while walking on dangerous roads.

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Pedestrian safety

The Unequal Toll of Pedestrian Deaths

States are diverting their share of federal funding intended for walking and biking projects, and spending it on roads.

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Bicycling

More States Are Looting Federal Funds for Walking and Biking

Bicycle Safety

FHWA’s New Goal: Eliminating Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths in America

Daniel Hertz

Explore National Transportation Change Trends by Age Group

Traffic Justice

Will the New “Free Range Kids Law” Protect Parents Who Let Kids Walk?

Bicycle Infrastructure

Miami’s “Underline” — The Vision for a 10-Mile Greenway Beneath the Rails

Funds for Walking and Biking Under Attack in Congress This Week

House Dems: We Won’t Support a Transpo Bill That Cuts Bike/Ped Funding

<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>


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