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Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.

Michael Andersen

Bicycling

Protected Bike Lanes Attract Riders Wherever They Appear

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

Studies & Reports

One Year of Traffic Crashes Costs America $871 Billion

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

Pedestrian safety

The Most Dangerous Places to Walk in America

Payton Chung is Editor at Large of Streetsblog USA. He first addressed a city council about smart growth in 1996, accidentally authored Chicago&#8217;s inclusionary housing law, and sees the promises and perils of planning every day as a resident of &#8220;beautiful as well as sanitary&#8221; Washington, D.C.

Payton Chung

Mapping How Far You Can Bike Without Breaking a Sweat

What Is Your State Doing to Improve Walking and Biking?

Buses

11 Simple Ways to Speed Up Your City’s Buses

More Walking and Biking, Better Health: New Evidence From American Cities

Local Climate Doesn’t Exert Much Influence on Biking and Walking

5 Things You Should Know About the State of Walking and Biking in the U.S

Sprawl

Smart Growth America: Sprawl Shaves Years Off Your Life