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

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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

Obama’s Clean Energy Policy Elevates Efficient Cars Over Efficient Modes

Bicycling

Interior Secretary Nominee Is a Friend to Cyclists — and Oil Drillers?

Not a Word About Transit in Obama Jobs Plan

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

What Went Unsaid at Last Night’s Debate

Florida

NRDC Gives Gas Consumption Maps a Helpful Revision

Los Angeles

Which Counties Have the Biggest Oil Addiction Problem? We Still Don’t Know.

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.

Oil

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Obama’s Clean Energy Policy Elevates Efficient Cars Over Efficient Modes

Interior Secretary Nominee Is a Friend to Cyclists — and Oil Drillers?

Not a Word About Transit in Obama Jobs Plan

What Went Unsaid at Last Night’s Debate

NRDC Gives Gas Consumption Maps a Helpful Revision

Which Counties Have the Biggest Oil Addiction Problem? We Still Don’t Know.

Mitt Romney’s Other Running Mate: The Fossil Fuel Industry

Romney Energy Plan: More Drilling, More Oil Dependence

Menendez Launches Big Oil Subsidy Tracker

Political Jockeying Over Gas Prices Is Divorced From Reality