Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Obama on Sandy’s Aftermath: “Transportation Is Going to Be Tied Up For a Long Time” (The Hill) One-Third of Fed Employees Telework During Sandy — Why Not More Often? (WaPo) Go Ahead And Blame Hurricane Sandy on Climate Change (WaPo) How Sandy Could Impact Freight’s Bottom Line (Fox Business) In a Storm So Powerful the … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:40 AM EDT on October 30, 2012

Obama on Sandy’s Aftermath: “Transportation Is Going to Be Tied Up For a Long Time” (The Hill)
One-Third of Fed Employees Telework During Sandy — Why Not More Often? (WaPo)
Go Ahead And Blame Hurricane Sandy on Climate Change (WaPo)
How Sandy Could Impact Freight’s Bottom Line (Fox Business)
In a Storm So Powerful the Subway Closes, Dollar Vans Still Open For Business (WSJ)
Don’t Be Fooled: This Aerotropolis Development Plan Is Just Disguised Sprawl (Raise the Hammer)
Casinos or Schools For Philly’s Broad Street? (Next American City)
Houston’s Tortured Transit Economics: A No Vote Is a Yes For Rail (Culture Map)
Why Road User Fees Are Like Goose-Plucking, Or, London’s Plan to Toll Annually (Autocar)
Twin Cities Businesses Need a Bailout to Survive Light Rail Construction (Pioneer Press)

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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