Today’s Headlines
U.S. DOT Kicks Off Teen Traffic Safety Week Seniors Should Consider Transportation Options When Planning Retirement (NYT) Texas Republicans Want Welfare for Their Roads (WSJ) Work Begins on Freeing Bertha, the Tunnel Borer Stuck Under Seattle (PI) Citing Safety, New Jersey Cities Beg to Keep Red Light Cameras (NJ.com) Portland Needs to Maintain Protected Space for … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:47 AM EDT on October 21, 2014
- U.S. DOT Kicks Off Teen Traffic Safety Week
- Seniors Should Consider Transportation Options When Planning Retirement (NYT)
- Texas Republicans Want Welfare for Their Roads (WSJ)
- Work Begins on Freeing Bertha, the Tunnel Borer Stuck Under Seattle (PI)
- Citing Safety, New Jersey Cities Beg to Keep Red Light Cameras (NJ.com)
- Portland Needs to Maintain Protected Space for Bicyclists During Road Work (Bike Portland)
- Transit Union Rebels Against MARTA’s Plans to Privatize Atlanta Paratransit (Creative Loafing)
- These Eight Victims of New York City Traffic Violence Will Be Commemorated (NY Mag)
- How to Build an Intersection for Pedestrians: Six Options (Next City)
- Go Ahead and Panic, But For God’s Sakes, Not About Ebola (Sightline)
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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