Today’s Headlines
GOP Really Is Moving Forward With That Whole Oil-Drilling-For-Infrastructure Thing (The Hill) Viva Partisan Rancor! Both Transportation Bills Fail in the Senate (Transpo Issues Daily, The Hill) Obama Should Follow Reagan’s Example And Pay For Infrastructure With a Gas Tax Hike (WaPo) Problematic CA HSR Biz Plan Brings Good News For Caltrain (Patch) Study: Taking A Few Short Warm-Weather … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:38 AM EDT on November 4, 2011
- GOP Really Is Moving Forward With That Whole Oil-Drilling-For-Infrastructure Thing (The Hill)
- Viva Partisan Rancor! Both Transportation Bills Fail in the Senate (Transpo Issues Daily, The Hill)
- Obama Should Follow Reagan’s Example And Pay For Infrastructure With a Gas Tax Hike (WaPo)
- Problematic CA HSR Biz Plan Brings Good News For Caltrain (Patch)
- Study: Taking A Few Short Warm-Weather Bike Trips Saves Billions (Medical News Today)
- North Carolinians Can Pay a Half-Cent For Car-Trouble Insurance (i.e. Transit) (Progressive Pulse)
- Chicago Parking Companies Encourage Patrons to Fight Emanuel’s Congestion Parking Fee (Tribune)
- To Stay Safe, DC Bicyclists Should Sue Aggressive Drivers, Wear Helmets on Bikeshare (TNation)
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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