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8:47 AM EDT on March 18, 2014

    • Highway Trust Fund Shortfall Deadline Inches Ever Closer (Better Roads)
    • Next FHWA Rule Could Mandate Speed Limiters in Heavy Trucks (Go By Truck)
    • Is the Obama Administration Shying Away From CTA Lawsuit to Protect One of Its Own? (US News)
    • Seattle Moves to Rein In Uber and Other Ride-Share Services (Slog)
    • Austin Reimburses People Using Carpool App Just to See If People Will Use Carpool App (Gov Tech)
    • How Did Stanford Cut Car Commuting By a Third? An Interview With the Man Who Did It
    • Should Chicago Area Have One Unified Transit Agency? (Daily Herald)
    • Hemianopia: An Eye Condition that Keeps Drivers From Seeing Pedestrians (Grist)
    • Brand-New, All-Volunteer San Diego Bike Group Wins National Honor (Streetsblog LA)
    • This Incredibly Ugly Bike Elevator in Pamplona Is Probably Really Useful (Treehugger)
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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