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8:45 AM EDT on April 7, 2014

    • T&I Top Dem Rahall, Targeted by Koch Bros., Would've Retired Without More Campaign Funds (The Hill)
    • Despite Gabe Klein's Departure, Chicago Building 20 Miles of Bike Lanes This Summer (Tribune)
    • Next Few Months Critical to California HSR Future (Sac Bee)
    • Caltrain Turns to Reddit to Communicate with Riders About Safety Issues (Examiner)
    • North Carolina Debates a Vehicle-Miles Traveled Fee (Gaston Gazette, Reflector)
    • New Vox Venture Launches With a Plea for More Diverging Diamonds -- You Know, For Safety
    • Oregon Gets 8 Repair Projects Instead of One Huge New Bridge (Statesman Journal)
    • Does Seattle Metro Really Need More Money? (Times)
    • Heartless Curmudgeon, a.k.a. Police Chief in Cobb County, GA, Blames Kids on Bikes for Crashes (MDJ)
    • A Ground View of Transit Cuts and the Limits of Service Restoration (Post-Gazette)
    • The Illogic Behind Amtrak's Boarding Procedures, And the Hack to Avoid Them (Vox)
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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