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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

Economics

Suburbanization of Poverty Isolates a Growing Number of Americans

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

Smart Growth

Taxes Too High? Try Building Walkable, Mixed-Use Development

Cars

Millennials Will Drive More As They Age, But Still Less Than Their Parents

Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR&#8217;s StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver&#8217;s license.

Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Highway Expansion

Streetfacts: Roads Are a Money Losing Proposition

Brookings Institution

After Years of Unchecked Sprawl, Employment Inches Closer to the City

Florida

Sprawl Madness: Two Houses Share Backyard, Separated by 7 Miles of Roads

Philadelphia

In Philly, Housing in Walkable Places Held Up Better Than Suburban Housing

Barack Obama

Scandalous Video: Obama Talks Sense About Road Building

The Economist: Don’t Expect Driving Rates to Rise Again

Detroit

Housing Market Collapse Leaves Detroit Exurbs Underwater

Sprawl