Today’s Headlines
Obama Shows Congress How to Reduce the Deficit in 4 Easy Steps (AP) After 40 Years and With Record Ridership, Amtrak Struggles to Stay Alive (McClatchy, Star-Telegram) MSNBC: It’s Not Just Politics, Our Bridges Really Are Crumbling Once Again, Barbara Boxer Earns Her Last Name With Fighting Words (Press-Enterprise) Twin Cities Transit Projects Face Hurdles … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:49 AM EDT on September 19, 2011
- Obama Shows Congress How to Reduce the Deficit in 4 Easy Steps (AP)
- After 40 Years and With Record Ridership, Amtrak Struggles to Stay Alive (McClatchy, Star-Telegram)
- MSNBC: It’s Not Just Politics, Our Bridges Really Are Crumbling
- Once Again, Barbara Boxer Earns Her Last Name With Fighting Words (Press-Enterprise)
- Twin Cities Transit Projects Face Hurdles (Strib)
- If Only All Cities Had Such Well-Organized Lists of Needs and Triumphs (SJ Mercury)
- Indianapolis Looks For Ways to Finance Transit Upgrades, Avoid Service Cuts (IndyStar)
- Car Crashes Into Bike Shop: “Is Nowhere Safe From Cars?” (Grist)
- Happy National “Try Transit” Week! Abandon Your Car, Breathe Easier! (Daily Courier)
- Shifting Blame For Pedestrian Fatalities Onto Distracted Walkers (Star News)
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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