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Google Unveils Live Transit Updates in Six Cities Rep. Rahall: Beware False GOP Promises About Amtrak Privatization (The Hill) Sen. Kerry Hopeful That Infrastructure Bank Plan Will Move Forward (The Hill) Enviros Sue Caltrans Over Road-Widening Planned for “Safety” Reasons (Sacramento Bee) Congestion Pricing Reduces Carbon Emissions… and Cab Fares (Infrastructurist) Cities Not on the … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:23 AM EDT on June 9, 2011

Google Unveils Live Transit Updates in Six Cities
Rep. Rahall: Beware False GOP Promises About Amtrak Privatization (The Hill)
Sen. Kerry Hopeful That Infrastructure Bank Plan Will Move Forward (The Hill)
Enviros Sue Caltrans Over Road-Widening Planned for “Safety” Reasons (Sacramento Bee)
Congestion Pricing Reduces Carbon Emissions… and Cab Fares (Infrastructurist)
Cities Not on the High-Speed Rail Map Eye Improved Amtrak Service As a First Step (News Sentinel)
Caught on Tape: New Yorkers’ Bad Behavior on Bikes, on Foot, and Behind the Wheel (AltTransport)
Business Advice for Bicycle Dealers (NYT)
Nothing Brings Together Business and Labor Like an Infrastructure Crisis (The Hill)
Editorial: New Orleans Moves Ahead With Streetcar Despite Resistance From Governor (City Business)
Lawsuit Challenges Oklahoma’s Attempt to Raid Transportation Funds (Forbes)

Tanya Snyder

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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