Tanya Snyder
Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios 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.
Recent Posts
How Shared Vehicles Are Changing the Way We Get Around
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Cities around the country are cracking down on ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, conducting sting operations and sending cease and desist letters, but that doesn’t seem to be slowing down the meteoric rise of shared transportation. The Shared-Use Mobility Center launched yesterday at a policy summit for shared-use transportation in Washington, DC. Here are […]
Trucker in Tracy Morgan Crash: Lay Off, It Was an “Accident”
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If my ACCIDENT occurs with no media spotlight i am issued a few traffic tickets. The excuse of me being up 24 hours is complete BS! — Kevin Roper (@Kevinmoneytalks) June 10, 2014 Kevin Roper, the Walmart trucker who reportedly slammed into a limo bus carrying several comedians early Saturday morning, is having his say […]
As Senate Suspends Fatigue Rules, Trucker Charged in Tracy Morgan Crash
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Over the weekend, comedian James “Jimmy Mack” McNair died and Tracy Morgan and three other comedians were critically injured when a tractor-trailer crashed into their limo on the New Jersey Turnpike. Truck driver Kevin Roper is expected to appear in court today on one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto. He […]
Will DC’s Streetcar-Weary Council Embrace the Ambitious MoveDC Plan?
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Yesterday, we ran the first part of my conversation with some of the architects of moveDC, the new long-range plan from the District Department of Transportation. MoveDC calls for the implementation of congestion pricing, 69 miles of high-capacity transit in addition to the 22 miles of streetcar already planned, a new downtown Metro loop, 72 miles […]
“Every Street’s Going to Prioritize Pedestrians”: MoveDC’s Lovely Fine Print
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Livable streets advocates all over the country are buzzing about DC’s far-sighted new transportation plan, called moveDC. So yesterday Streetsblog sat down with some of the people responsible for writing and implementing the plan. I spoke to Matt Brown, the District Department of Transportation’s new acting director; Colleen Hawkinson, strategic planning branch manager at DDOT’s Policy, […]
GOP’s Lunatic Plan for Funding Transportation Draws Nothing But Scorn
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House Republicans announced on Friday the latest in a long line of hare-brained schemes for funding the Highway Trust Fund, which is projected to become insolvent in August. Their ingenious proposal is to pay for transportation by making cuts at the post office. This idea didn’t come from some Tea Party fringe of the GOP. […]
Building a Bike-Ped Data Model That Planners Will Take Seriously
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It’s hard to make the case for public spending on biking and walking without hard data. And quality data has been hard to come by. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is looking to change that. The group has taken on a new project to rigorously measure walking and biking on various corridors, providing baseline data that can […]
Finally! A Kid’s Seat for Bike-Share
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UPDATE, 6/2/14: Capital Bikeshare Director Eric Gilliland responds, below. The magnetic pull of the minivan just got a little weaker. Bike-share has always been off-limits to people who need to tote kids around, but an enterprising DC dad has invented a kid’s seat that attaches on and comes off in seconds, without tools. As you […]
One Year of Traffic Crashes Costs America $871 Billion
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You can’t put a price tag on human life. But to address the scourge of traffic violence, it helps to measure how much harm it inflicts. And the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has done that by attaching a dollar figure to the economic loss and human suffering caused by traffic crashes. In a new […]
The House GOP’s Campaign Strategy: Do Nothing on Transportation
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A Senate committee has unanimously approved a transportation bill. Three other Senate committees are holding hearings on the bill. But over in the House? Crickets. At a press conference last week, former transportation secretary — and former House Republican — Ray LaHood scolded his old colleagues for failing to take action. He said there was […]
You’re Invited to Streetsblog’s First Annual Playdate in DC, This Saturday!
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Got any plans this weekend? If you’re in DC, please join us for our very first Streetsblog Playdate and Family Picnic, co-hosted by Greater Greater Washington. We’re excited to meet our readers and their families*, and to introduce you to ours. It’s a celebration of urban parenting. It’s a celebration of raising kids in vibrant […]
Talking Headways Podcast: Les Rues Are Made for Walking
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Last week, Smart Growth America brought us the bad news: More than 47,000 people died while walking between 2003 and 2012. Most victims are killed on high-speed arterial roads. A disproportionate number are elderly or racial minorities. Paris showed us a powerful solution: The city is lowering its default speed limit to 30 kilometers per […]