Today’s Headlines
Anthony Foxx Will Be Sworn In as U.S. Transportation Secretary Today (WBTV) LaHood Doubles Down on “People Are Always Going to Have Cars” Line in Q&A with Atlantic Cities How the Koch Brothers Stifle Action on Climate Change (Salon) Infographic: NYC Bike-Share’s Stunning First Month (Transport Gooru) One-Quarter of Nebraska’s Sales Tax Goes to New Highway … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:56 AM EDT on July 2, 2013
- Anthony Foxx Will Be Sworn In as U.S. Transportation Secretary Today (WBTV)
- LaHood Doubles Down on “People Are Always Going to Have Cars” Line in Q&A with Atlantic Cities
- How the Koch Brothers Stifle Action on Climate Change (Salon)
- Infographic: NYC Bike-Share’s Stunning First Month (Transport Gooru)
- One-Quarter of Nebraska’s Sales Tax Goes to New Highway Construction (World-Herald)
- This Town Banned Cars 115 Years Ago and Never Looked Back (Treehugger)
- Rails-to-Trails Reveals the Surprising Return on Investment From Trails (TID)
- In Cuba, Discount Bicycle Parts Is Part of the Government’s Transportation Package (Global Post)
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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