Today’s Headlines
Dems and Reps on the House T&I Committee, Dems and Reps on Senate EPW (Trans. Issues Daily) Infographic: Bike League Explains How Active Transpo Funding Works Under MAP-21 Aide Says 88-Year-Old Sen. Frank Lautenberg Could Still Run For Re-Election (The Hill) Happy Anniversary to One of the Nation’s Least Successful Transit Systems (Yahoo News) Richard Layman Deconstructs How DC Became a Great City (Hint: It’s … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:46 AM EST on January 14, 2013
- Dems and Reps on the House T&I Committee, Dems and Reps on Senate EPW (Trans. Issues Daily)
- Infographic: Bike League Explains How Active Transpo Funding Works Under MAP-21
- Aide Says 88-Year-Old Sen. Frank Lautenberg Could Still Run For Re-Election (The Hill)
- Happy Anniversary to One of the Nation’s Least Successful Transit Systems (Yahoo News)
- Richard Layman Deconstructs How DC Became a Great City (Hint: It’s Not Just Federal Jobs)
- Behind NJ Transit’s Decision to Leave Transit Equipment in Flood-Prone Area (Reuters)
- NCDOT Gets Behind Carpooling (Winston-Salem Journal)
- Photo Gallery: The 2013 No-Pants Subway Ride (SF Chronicle)
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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