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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>


Tanya Snyder

Federal Funding

Dangerous By Design: How the U.S. Builds Roads That Kill Pedestrians

Good News From the Senate: Transit Operating Assistance and Much More

Kerry on Transportation Funding: “We’re in a Crazy Place Right Now”

<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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Senate Finalizing Transpo Bill — It’s Up to Boxer to Preserve Bike/Ped Funding

Federal Funding

Dangerous By Design: How the U.S. Builds Roads That Kill Pedestrians

Good News From the Senate: Transit Operating Assistance and Much More

Kerry on Transportation Funding: “We’re in a Crazy Place Right Now”

Senate Finalizing Transpo Bill — It’s Up to Boxer to Preserve Bike/Ped Funding

Tales From the Post-Earmark Era: Pork Won’t Hog the Transpo Money

Mica Wants to Abandon Federal Commitment to Bike-Ped Funding

Well That Was Quick: Obama Disavows Mileage Fee Proposal

Obama Wants to Study Viability of Mileage-Based Fee for Transpo Revenue

Mayors Rebel Against State-Controlled Highway Expansion, Fight For Transit

Without Adequate Federal Funding, Will States Raise Their Own Gas Taxes?