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8:52 AM EST on January 6, 2014

    • Obama Gives GOP Another Chance to Reject His Infrastructure and Jobs Plan (AP)
    • Transit Openings and Construction Starts Slated for 2014 (Transport Politic)
    • When It Comes to Distracted Driving, Dialing Is the Most Dangerous (LAT)
    • The Fiscal Missteps That Earned One Florida County a $550M Maintenance Backlog (Gainesville Sun)
    • Stockholm Explores “Woman-Friendly” Snow-Plowing: City Streets, Not Highways (Grist)
    • Lubbock Developer Says Texas Tech-to-Downtown Monorail Plan Is Realistic (Avalanche-Journal)
    • The Silver Line and 9 Other Big DC Transpo Stories for 2014 (WaPo)
    • Tech Companies Co-Opt the Lingo of Urbanism But Are Suburban Through and Through (Gizmodo)
    • A Look Back at Mayor Menino’s Impact on Boston’s Urban Development (Globe)
    • Scientific Proof That Cars and Cities Just Don't Mix (Planetizen)
    • Young Map Techies “Reinvent” Baltimore Transit (Patch)
    • The Planners Guide to Tactical Urbanism: Download It Here (Regina Urban Ecology)
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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