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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>


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<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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Transit Advocates Launch Call to Action Against Disastrous Trump Budget

Senate Dems Put Out Their Own Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Plan

Stark Divisions Between Dems and GOP on Climate Impacts of Transportation

Congress Expected to Level Tax Benefit for Transit and Car Commuters

The Best and Worst of the New 5-Year Transportation Bill

5-Year, $300 Billion “FAST Act” Will Extend Transpo Policy Status Quo to 2020

The Appalling Rollback of Truck Safety Provisions in the DRIVE Act

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Senate Committee Moves to Eliminate TIGER Program in Next Transpo Bill

Senate Committee Passes DRIVE Act Unanimously After Some Tinkering