Today’s Headlines
Florida Gov’s Lawyer Got a Key Fact Wrong In His Argument Against Rail (St. Petersburg Times) FHWA Gives the Green Light to Green Bike Lanes — For Now (Bike Portland) Why is the EPA, Lover of All Things Sustainable, Moving Its HQ to the Burbs? (Switchboard) California Pols Want to Link HSR Line with Caltrain … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:27 AM EDT on April 19, 2011
- Florida Gov’s Lawyer Got a Key Fact Wrong In His Argument Against Rail (St. Petersburg Times)
- FHWA Gives the Green Light to Green Bike Lanes — For Now (Bike Portland)
- Why is the EPA, Lover of All Things Sustainable, Moving Its HQ to the Burbs? (Switchboard)
- California Pols Want to Link HSR Line with Caltrain Line (Palo Alto Online)
- Amtrak Starts a Neighborhood Watch Program for Train Safety (AP)
- Disaster Turns Japanese to Bicycles As a Way to Get Around When the Trains Stop (NYT)
- Kansas City’s Sprawling Ways Make Growing Old a Bitch (Pitch, KC Star)
- D.C. Streetcar Will Bump Property Values Up $10-15 Billion (New Urban Network)
- Avoiding Congestion By Making Smart Travel Choices? There’s an App for That (TheCityFix)
- Right-Sizing Your City’s Supermarkets (Cooltown Studios)
- Will London’s New Pedestrian Signs Get More People Walking? (This Big City)
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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