Today’s Headlines
Now That 38 States Have Distracted Driving Bans, Is It Time For a Federal Law? (Chicago Tribune) “125 MPH Rail or Bust,” Says Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers (The Hill) Congressman: No Transit Construction Without Minority Jobs (Chicago Sun-Times) In Georgia, DOT Chief Job Is a Political Favor, Not a Merit-Based Appointment (AJC) L.A. Ensures That … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
9:50 AM EDT on April 27, 2012
- Now That 38 States Have Distracted Driving Bans, Is It Time For a Federal Law? (Chicago Tribune)
- “125 MPH Rail or Bust,” Says Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers (The Hill)
- Congressman: No Transit Construction Without Minority Jobs (Chicago Sun-Times)
- In Georgia, DOT Chief Job Is a Political Favor, Not a Merit-Based Appointment (AJC)
- L.A. Ensures That New Transit Creates U.S. Manufacturing Jobs (Brookings)
- A Louisville Swimming Pool Gets Transportation Infrastructure Right (Broken Sidewalk)
- Straphanger Author’s 7 Reasons Not to Own a Car (HuffPo)
- Wal-Mart Plans Six Stores in D.C., Only Three With “Urban” Design (GGW)
- Journal of Transport and Land Use‘s Special Issue on Value Capture
- How to Fight Congestion (Since Road Widening Doesn’t Work) (Ottawa Citizen)
- Holding Drivers Accountable For the Damage They Cause, A La 1923 (Atlantic Cities)
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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