Today’s Headlines
Funding Disagreements Delay Aviation Bill; Surface Transportation is Next in Line (The Hill) How to Put Transportation at the Service of U.S. Economic, Environmental Goals (Brookings) States Take Steps to Improve Bicycle Safety (USA Today) Yup, We Knew It: People Drive Less When Gas is Expensive (Reuters) So, What Happens If Gas Prices Drop, As … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:39 AM EDT on May 24, 2011
- Funding Disagreements Delay Aviation Bill; Surface Transportation is Next in Line (The Hill)
- How to Put Transportation at the Service of U.S. Economic, Environmental Goals (Brookings)
- States Take Steps to Improve Bicycle Safety (USA Today)
- Yup, We Knew It: People Drive Less When Gas is Expensive (Reuters)
- So, What Happens If Gas Prices Drop, As Expected? (The Hill)
- Congestion Pricing Reduces Congestion, Saves Travelers Time, Rescues Local Budgets (CSM)
- Exemptions for People With Disabilities Undermine Performance Parking System (Yglesias)
- Misguided Minimums: Yankees Parking Lot Half Empty During Sold-Out Games (AltTransport)
- Gabe Roth: Democrats Are Good For Sharing the New Yorker, Not For Transpo Policy (National Journal)
- Bike-Sharing Works — Even in Congested, Chaotic Mexico City (Good)
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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