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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

pedestrian

Federal Highway Administration

Engineers to Pedestrians: No ‘Walk’ Signs for You!

Denver

Study: High-Traffic Arterial Roads Reduce Quality of Life, Even Blocks Away

<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

Economics

The Defense Department’s Embrace of Livability Will Save Money — and Lives

Carolyn Szczepanski

Bicycling

Do You Have Car-Free Streets? A New Resource for North American Ciclovias

Ben Goldman

Car Dependence

Mounting Transportation and Housing Costs Devour Household Budgets

Michigan

With Help From a Republican Governor, Michigan Moves Toward Livability

Elana Schor

First Lady’s Childhood Obesity Task Force Calls For Transportation Reform

Air Quality

Detroit Residents Press EPA for Stronger Air Pollution Monitoring

Quality of Life

Gillibrand Offers $1B Plan Backing Up White House on Local Food Outlets

Public Health

EPA Declares Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal a Superfund Site