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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.

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Amtrak

Republicans Propose Spending Cuts Targeting Amtrak, Transit Funding

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Bloomberg and Dems Blast Congressional Plan to Let Guns on Amtrak

Klobuchar & Webb: Dems’ Unlikely Opponents of Bike-Ped Investment

The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough?

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Meridian, Mississippi: What Trains Can Do for a City

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.

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Amtrak Bill Clears the Way for Bike-Friendly Trains

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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Republicans Propose Spending Cuts Targeting Amtrak, Transit Funding

Bloomberg and Dems Blast Congressional Plan to Let Guns on Amtrak

Klobuchar & Webb: Dems’ Unlikely Opponents of Bike-Ped Investment

The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough?

Meridian, Mississippi: What Trains Can Do for a City

Amtrak Bill Clears the Way for Bike-Friendly Trains

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