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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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Bus Transit

Only a Few American Cities Are Growing Transit Ridership — Here’s What They’re Doing Right

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Will Caltrain Electrification Win Out Despite the California GOP?

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Vote for the Best Street Transformation of 2016

Rail Transit

The Looming Transit Breakdown That Threatens America’s Economy

In addition to editing Streetsblog Chicago, John writes about transportation and other topics for additional local publications. A Chicagoan since 1989, he enjoys exploring the city on foot, bike, bus, and &#8216;L&#8217; train.

John Greenfield

Bicycling

Great Bay Area Bike Infrastructure I’d Love to See in Chicago

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

Talking Headways Podcast: Helmet Hair

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

The Street Ballet of a Bike Lane Behind a Transit Stop

Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.

Aaron Bialick

“Closing” Lombard Street: The Language of Taking Cars For Granted

Transportation planner and advocate. Steven also created Chicago Cityscape, a site that tracks neighborhood developments across the city.

Steven Vance

To Smooth Out the Blue Line Rehab, Divert Cars From Milwaukee

Talking Headways Podcast: Hug This Streetcar

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