Skip to Content
Streetsblog USA home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

8:28 AM EDT on September 29, 2011

    • Mica Pledges to Block Proposed Rules to Limit Truckers' Time on the Road (The Hill, TruckingInfo)
    • Rep. Cravaack, Who Ousted Oberstar, Wants to Block MN HSR Line His Predecessor Wanted (AP)
    • The Trans-Texas Corridor Debacle Is Going to Come Back to Haunt Rick Perry (Transpo Nation)
    • Are China's HSR Safety Problems "Just a Small, Small Episode" Or a Major Setback? (NPR)
    • Obama Admin Delays Release of New Fuel Economy Rules -- But Just Till November (Freep)
    • What's Causing the Increase in Big-Box Vacancy? Expanded Broadband Access (Yglesias)
    • Villaraigosa Sees Transportation As Key to Job Creation in L.A. and the Country (Intersections)
    • ODOT Manager Explains How to Make a VMT Fee Friendly to the Private Sector (Bloomberg)
    • States Cut Staff, Capital Projects, Maintenance in Dire Economic Times (WaPo, Conway Daily Sun)
    • Controversial Marcellus Shale Project Could Be Approved to Help Pay State Transpo Costs (Post-Gazette)
    • First Lawsuit Filed in Columbia River Bridge Project (Post-Intelligencer)
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.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog USA

Today's Headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Too Fast, Too Furious

When it comes to speeding, why don't regulators and automakers save drivers from themselves?

November 29, 2023
Buses

Reader Roundup: What the Demise of the Intercity Bus Station Means for Passengers

Here's just a few of the horror stories we heard from readers who are struggling with the inter-city bus industry's latest push for "curbside" loading.

November 29, 2023
Highway Boondoggles

Highway Boondoggles 2023: Is the BQE the Queen of All Boondoggles?

New York City set to squander a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix a polluting and outdated highway.

November 29, 2023
Streetsblog CaliforniaTransit

Bay Area Transit Agencies Struggles to Define a Vision for the Future

Leaders plan to put a regional tax measure on the ballot, but first they need to show what those taxes would do for the Bay Area transit system.

November 29, 2023
Today's Headlines

The Price Is Right for Tuesday’s Headlines

If congestion pricing works in New York City, City Lab predicts that other U.S. cities will quickly follow suit.

November 28, 2023
See all posts