Today’s Headlines
Congress Might Actually Pass a Budget in 2014. Here Are Its Options. (Transpo Issues Daily) One Degree of Warming = Seven Times More Hurricane Katrinas (Grist) Just in Time For Tax Season: Your Tax Break For Guzzling Gas (MTR) “27 Percent of Global Traffic Deaths Are Among Pedestrians and Cyclists” (Guardian) Tennessee DOT Creates Local … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:59 AM EDT on March 19, 2013
- Congress Might Actually Pass a Budget in 2014. Here Are Its Options. (Transpo Issues Daily)
- One Degree of Warming = Seven Times More Hurricane Katrinas (Grist)
- Just in Time For Tax Season: Your Tax Break For Guzzling Gas (MTR)
- “27 Percent of Global Traffic Deaths Are Among Pedestrians and Cyclists” (Guardian)
- Tennessee DOT Creates Local Liaison to Collaborate on Planning, Land Use (Chattanoogan)
- Philly’s Fare Hike Could Mean Savings For Suburbanites (Next City)
- Rail Opponents Snarl XpressWest Project (Las Vegas Sun)
- New Bicycle Mode Share Study in DC Skips the Bikiest Neighborhoods (WashCycle)
- Rest in Peace Grady Clay, the Original New Urbanist (RPUS, WFPL)
- Yes, You Can Ban Cars From Streets Without Causing Congestion and Chaos (Copenhagenize)
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.
Read More:
More from Streetsblog USA
How to Fight a Freeway 101
A new guide gives advocates the basics to building a campaign against harmful infrastructure in their neighborhoods — and the best time to start is now.
November 9, 2026
Monday’s Headlines Come Heavy or Not at All
The Transport Workers Union takes aim at Amtrak's new policy allowing guns onboard trains.
November 9, 2026
The California DMV’s Culture of Obstruction
California’s DMV is responsible for managing some of the biggest risks on the state’s roads, but researchers say a culture of secrecy and obstruction makes it nearly impossible for the public to access basic information about dangerous drivers and disabled parking placard fraud.
November 6, 2026
Opinion: I (Almost) Killed a Pedestrian With My Car
Every driver has a story or two about a near-miss traffic crash, even when they were doing everything right. Can we get those numbers down with safer systems?
November 6, 2026
