Today’s Headlines
White House Slams Inclusion of Keystone Amendment to Transpo Bill (The Hill) Former U.S. DOT Chiefs: Leaders Need a Mandate From the Public to Invest in Transportation (Politico) Private High-Speed Rail is a Reality in Italy (Phys.org) Private Sector Wants to Help Pay For Infrastructure — As Soon As Bill Passes (Chicago Tribune) Dulles Metro … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:42 AM EDT on April 23, 2012
- White House Slams Inclusion of Keystone Amendment to Transpo Bill (The Hill)
- Former U.S. DOT Chiefs: Leaders Need a Mandate From the Public to Invest in Transportation (Politico)
- Private High-Speed Rail is a Reality in Italy (Phys.org)
- Private Sector Wants to Help Pay For Infrastructure — As Soon As Bill Passes (Chicago Tribune)
- Dulles Metro Plans Could Go Up in Smoke, All Eyes On Loudon County (WaPo, WaPo)
- Survey: More Than Half of Houstonians Want Walkability, Transit More Than Big Houses (Chron)
- Is the New Urbanism the Kingdom of God? (ENS) Blessed Be the Bikes (KVUE)
- Can Technology End Traffic Jams? (PCWorld)
- Straphanger: A Global Transit Manifesto (Or Travelogue) (Winnipeg Free Press, Montreal Gazette)
- Is Your Favorite Song About Trains On This List? (Poughkeepsie Journal)
- A Comprehensive Guide to Bike Accessories For Kids (GGW)
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.
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