Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on September 10, 2012

If the Democrats Are the Party of Cities, Why Don't They Ever Talk About It? (Salon)
Narrow Sidewalks Cause Fights: How the Built Environment Affects Crime and Safety (WaPo)
Other States Could Copy Texas' 85-MPH Speed Limit to Raise Toll Revenues (USA Today)
Raquel Nelson Loses Appeal; Next Step: Georgia Supreme Court (AP)
Design Downtowns For Families (HuffPo)
Border-State Infrastructure Suffers Under Two-Year Transpo Bill (San Antonio Express News)
Looks Like Charlotte Needed More Than Bike Buses to Provide Adequate Transpo For DNC (Observer)
TSTC: More Communities Should Take Advantage of NJDOT's Bike/Ped Expertise
Sunday's Fact of the Day: Light Rail and Trolleys Are Making a Comeback (Face the Facts USA)
Why the Criticism of "Shovel-Ready" Projects in the Stimulus? (WaPo)
Op-Ed: Manage Transpo Through Independent Commissions Like Any Other Public Utility (Philly Inquirer)
One Person's Ax to Grind Against "Lycra Louts" and Thuggish Terrorists on Bikes (Daily Mail)

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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