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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

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Around the Block

The GOP Case for Cutting Federal Transit Funding Isn’t Principled — It’s Tribalism

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Donald Trump

Trump Moves to Immediately Gut Transit Expansion and TIGER Funding

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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David Meyer

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Buses

De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Will Tackle Deliveries and (Maybe) Parking

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Nashville Is Ready to Embrace Transit

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Carlos Menchaca

As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers

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Why Is Transit Ridership Falling?

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Think of Trump’s Budget as an Attack on Cities

Trump’s Budget Takes an Axe to Transit

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Transit

Columbus May Offer Free Transit Passes to All Downtown Workers

<a href="https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/contributors/yonah-freemark">Yonah Freemark</a> is the lead of the Urban Institute’s Practice Area on Fair Housing, Land Use and Transportation. He has been conducting research on transportation planning for 15 years.