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8:49 AM EDT on May 21, 2013

    • Connecticut: Another Carmaggeddon That Wasn't (CNN)
    • Northeast Corridor Can Expect a Normal Rush Hour Commute Wednesday Morning (Reuters)
    • Heritage Scripts the Anti-Livability, Pro-Sprawl Talking Points for Foxx's Confirmation Hearing
    • Why Did the Last Climate Bill Fail? Unemployment Was Too High. (WaPo)
    • Transportation Experts Respond to U.S. PIRG Study on the Decline in Driving (National Journal)
    • Two Options for Metro Upgrades: Years of Weekend Work or 5-Month Shutdown (GGW)
    • Why a Incentivizing a Car-Lite Workforce Is Good for Business (Bike Portland)
    • Study: You're Not As Visible at Night on Your Bike As You Think You Are (Bike Portland)
    • Walkability Around Home and School Means More Active Kids (CHEO)
    • How Eliminating the "Yes Buts" Cut Stanford Car Commuting by a Quarter (Good)
    • Bicycle Innovations, Courtesy of Kickstarter (Design Boom)
Tanya Snyder
Tanya became Streetsblog'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.

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