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8:57 AM EST on February 15, 2011

    • Obama's Budget Increases Transpo Outlays 18 Percent (Bloomberg)
    • At First Field Hearings, T&I Lawmakers Say Transpo Bill Will Be Small (Charleston Gazette, Metro News)
    • House Republicans Unified in Disapproval of Obama's Transportation Investment Plan (Transpo Nation)
    • Ed Glaeser Argues Against Historic Preservation Restrictions and Zoning Regulations (Housing Complex)
    • Want a Little Electric Help On the Uphill? That Hybrid Bike Will Run You $35,000 (JustLuxe)
    • GOOD Asks Readers to Imagine Their Cities Without Cars
    • South Bay Area Finally Gets Transit Cards Good on Multiple Modes (Mercury News)
    • New Urbanist Andres Duany: LEED Prizes Costly Eco-Upgrades Over Smart Design (Treehugger)
    • Smart Growth Is the Key to the World's Most Romantic Cities (Switchboard)
    • Home Builders Assn. Report: Smart Growth Doesn't Reduce Carbon Emissions (NAHB)
    • In Praise of the Separated Bike Lane (Grist)
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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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