Today’s Headlines
The Fiscal Cliff Could Lead to a Recession That Would Reduce VMT, Transpo Use (Reuters) Fiscal Cliff Tax Overhaul Should Include Blumenauer’s Commuter Tax Reform (Mobilizing the Region) Election Fallout: Could Sen. Barbara Boxer Leave the EPW Committee Chair? (Bike League) Politicians Fiddle While the Planet Burns 4 Degrees Hotter (Salon) Bud Wright to Lead AASHTO After … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:45 AM EST on November 20, 2012
- The Fiscal Cliff Could Lead to a Recession That Would Reduce VMT, Transpo Use (Reuters)
- Fiscal Cliff Tax Overhaul Should Include Blumenauer’s Commuter Tax Reform (Mobilizing the Region)
- Election Fallout: Could Sen. Barbara Boxer Leave the EPW Committee Chair? (Bike League)
- Politicians Fiddle While the Planet Burns 4 Degrees Hotter (Salon)
- Bud Wright to Lead AASHTO After a Long Career of Building Highways
- Congress Reads Silver Line Bosses the Riot Act For Corrupt Practices (Transpo Nation)
- VA Gov. McDonnell Considers Plan to Index Gas Tax to Inflation (Fredericksburg.com)
- Kaid Benfield Speaks His Mind in Support of DC Height Restrictions (Atlantic Cities)
- DC Proposes Paying For Lower Speeding Tickets By Cutting Affordable Housing (GGW)
- With Pro-Rail Mayor Elected, Honolulu Receives $1.55B in Federal Money For Transit Line (KHON2)
- Slower Recovery NJ Transit’s Fault? (Transpo Nation)
- Smart Growth Is For the Birds (Phys.org)
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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