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House Votes For Formulas, Against Strategic Spending (Hill) Senate Conference Proposal Includes Aid For Gulf States (The Advocate) Uncertainty Lingers Around Detroit Light Rail (Detroit News) Three Tax Reforms For Better Cities (Strong Towns) Arts, Affordable Housing, and Unaffordable Parking: Three Swords Against Sprawl (The Spec) Wendell Cox Is Wrong That Sprawl Can Make For … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:42 AM EDT on June 7, 2012

House Votes For Formulas, Against Strategic Spending (Hill)
Senate Conference Proposal Includes Aid For Gulf States (The Advocate)
Uncertainty Lingers Around Detroit Light Rail (Detroit News)
Three Tax Reforms For Better Cities (Strong Towns)
Arts, Affordable Housing, and Unaffordable Parking: Three Swords Against Sprawl (The Spec)
Wendell Cox Is Wrong That Sprawl Can Make For a Vibrant City (Montreal Gazette)
It Just Takes Willpower: Urban Growth Boundaries Protect Farmland (HuffPo)
Philly Considering Requiring Council Approval For Bike Lanes (Next American City)
A Call For Transportation Deregulation (Next American City)

Tanya Snyder

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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