Today’s Headlines
Five Things to Watch For in Conference Meeting Today (Politico) Rs and Ds Could Both Benefit From Keystone Passage — Except Leaders (National Journal) High Ridership and Gas Prices Don’t Save Transit Agencies From Deep Cuts (Transport Politic) Drilling and Regulations Won’t Impact Gas Prices (News9) “We’ve Never Had a Drop in Vehicle Miles Traveled Like This” … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
9:37 AM EDT on May 8, 2012
- Five Things to Watch For in Conference Meeting Today (Politico)
- Rs and Ds Could Both Benefit From Keystone Passage — Except Leaders (National Journal)
- High Ridership and Gas Prices Don’t Save Transit Agencies From Deep Cuts (Transport Politic)
- Drilling and Regulations Won’t Impact Gas Prices (News9)
- “We’ve Never Had a Drop in Vehicle Miles Traveled Like This” (Business Insider)
- NYC Announces Citi Bike (Streetsblog NYC)
- Chicago Freight Congestion Is America’s Speed Bump (NYT)
- Will BoltBus Dominate Pacific Travel? (Transpo Issues Daily)
- “Dickens Would Have Been Surprised at How Long It Has Taken LA to Build Its Rail System” (LAT)
- You’ll Be Sitting in Traffic With a Bunch of Robots (Forbes)
- Miss the Days When Men Wore Hats? Blame the Automobile. (NPR)
- Kids That Get Driven Everywhere Can’t Find Their Own Way (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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