Today’s Headlines
Bus-Only Lanes + Bike-Share = War on Cars in DC? (NPR) To Attract the Creative Class, Atlanta Should Follow Portland and Build the Streetcar (AJC) Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Asks for Some Love for MARTA Ahead of Transpo Vote (AJC) Transpo Bill Will Keep Ours Kids on Leashes, Hurt Cities (Salon) New Jersey: Get Rid … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:48 AM EDT on July 23, 2012
- Bus-Only Lanes + Bike-Share = War on Cars in DC? (NPR)
- To Attract the Creative Class, Atlanta Should Follow Portland and Build the Streetcar (AJC)
- Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Asks for Some Love for MARTA Ahead of Transpo Vote (AJC)
- Transpo Bill Will Keep Ours Kids on Leashes, Hurt Cities (Salon)
- New Jersey: Get Rid of the Self-Serve Ban, Raise the Gas Tax, and Fix Your Bridges (Slate)
- Will Indiana Let Its Counties Vote on a Transit Tax? (IndyStar)
- Fresno and Bakersfield HSR Station Design Make a Mess of Bike/Ped Access (Systemic Failure)
- How Sprawl Aggravates Drought (Switchboard)
- DetroitNews Op-ed Confuses Livable Urban Amenities With Suburbanism
- “Measles Map” Shows the Sprawl that’s Driving the Columbia River Crossing (Blue Oregon)
- The Last Carmageddon Was No Big Deal But This One Will Totally Suck If We Don’t Panic (LAT)
- More Proof Kids Today Just Aren’t That Into Driving (Journal of Traffic Injury Prevention via TNation)
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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