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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

Highway Expansion

There’s a Lot Riding on U.S. DOT’s Definition of “Congestion”

Sprawl

The Strain of Job Sprawl on Two-Income Households

Economics

Brookings: Inadequate Transit and Sprawl Cut Off Workers From Jobs

Smart Growth

Study Predicts “Resilient Walkable” Places Will Lead the Housing Recovery

<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

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The Greenwashing of Sprawl

Public Health

Anti-Sprawl Doctor to Host PBS Series on Urban Design and Public Health

Mixed-Use Development Delivers Huge Public Returns Compared to Sprawl

Ben Goldman

When “Old and Blighted” Development Beats “Shiny and New” Suburbanism

HUD Awards Bring “Bittersweet” End to Sustainability Program

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