Today’s Headlines
It’s Not Just Transportation — Lots of Bipartisan Bills Are Hitting Gridlock in Congress (Hill) Light Rail Is Good For Business — If Businesses Can Survive Its Construction (Strib) Massachusetts Is Still Struggling Under Burden of Big Dig Debt, Transit Fares Increase (Globe) Florida Gov. Reduces State-Level Planning Capacity, Leaves Decisions in Local Hands (Sentinel) Will … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:44 AM EDT on April 9, 2012
- It’s Not Just Transportation — Lots of Bipartisan Bills Are Hitting Gridlock in Congress (Hill)
- Light Rail Is Good For Business — If Businesses Can Survive Its Construction (Strib)
- Massachusetts Is Still Struggling Under Burden of Big Dig Debt, Transit Fares Increase (Globe)
- Florida Gov. Reduces State-Level Planning Capacity, Leaves Decisions in Local Hands (Sentinel)
- Will 64 Miles of On-Street Bike Lanes Raise Indianapolis’ Mode Share Above 0.3%? (IndyStar)
- Want to Fight Urban Sprawl? Stop Regional Planning (Dallas Observer)
- Shuttle Entrepreneur Sees Greater Need in Detroit, Expands Private Bus Service (Detroit News)
- Bicycles Also Fill Gaps in Detroit Transportation; Cycling Up By 258% (HuffPo)
- Another Way Highways Destroy the Environment and Decimate Local Budgets: Litter (STL Today)
- Your Zip Code Has As Much Impact on Your Weight Gain As Your Genetic Code (KPBS)
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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