Today’s Headlines
Bridge Failure Prompts Delaware Sen. Chris Coons to Speak Out on Infrastructure Investment (MSNBC) Cobb County Officials Oppose Plan to Run Transit Out to New Braves Stadium (WSAV) NYC Bike Shops Complain Citi Bike Has Hurt Their Business (Bloomberg) Aging Bridge in Minneapolis Is Temporarily Bike/Ped Only (Strib) Even Tiny Rural Towns Like Bill, Wyoming, … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:41 AM EDT on June 9, 2014
- Bridge Failure Prompts Delaware Sen. Chris Coons to Speak Out on Infrastructure Investment (MSNBC)
- Cobb County Officials Oppose Plan to Run Transit Out to New Braves Stadium (WSAV)
- NYC Bike Shops Complain Citi Bike Has Hurt Their Business (Bloomberg)
- Aging Bridge in Minneapolis Is Temporarily Bike/Ped Only (Strib)
- Even Tiny Rural Towns Like Bill, Wyoming, (Pop: 11) Need Traffic Calming (Missoulian)
- New Bike “Safety” Law Requires WV Drivers to Honk Before Passing (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, FABB)
- Any Light Rail Station With 1,200 Parking Spots to Lose Should Lose 1,200 Parking Spots (Calgary Sun)
- Sure, Doze Off On the Train. Google Now Will Wake You Up When You Get There (Android Police)
- New Urbanist Credo of Focusing Investment on Prosperous Areas “Beyond Irresponsible” (Buffalo News)
- Transit Riders to Get Restroom Relief in Washington and Honolulu (WaPo, Hawaii News Now)
- SUVs Beat Out Convertibles Because Cars Aren’t For Senseless Style Anymore (BusinessWeek)
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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