Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Boxer Says House GOP Is Standing in the Way of a Bill (WaPo) “I Know You Are But What Am I?” Says Mica (The Hill) Contractors Target Four Republicans in Their Districts, Pressure Them on Bill (The Hill) Mica Speaks Out on Transportation! (Finally) (T&I) Regulating Driving Reduces Car Use 20-30%, Transit Expansion Reduces It … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:48 AM EDT on June 14, 2012

Boxer Says House GOP Is Standing in the Way of a Bill (WaPo)
“I Know You Are But What Am I?” Says Mica (The Hill)
Contractors Target Four Republicans in Their Districts, Pressure Them on Bill (The Hill)
Mica Speaks Out on Transportation! (Finally) (T&I)
Regulating Driving Reduces Car Use 20-30%, Transit Expansion Reduces It Just 2% (Science Direct)
The Other Side of the Congestion Pricing Coin: Lotteries (Price Roads)
Will CA Bullet Train Really Reach 140 mph? There’s No Proof. (Sac Bee)
America Burns 100 Million Calories During Bike Challenge (Bike League)
U.S. Report Card Stays At “D” For Infrastructure (Bloomberg)
Walkable Neighborhoods Are Less Congested (Switchboard)

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.

Today's Headlines

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