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8:49 AM EDT on April 3, 2013

    • Forbes: ASCE Lobbyists Are in League With Big Government to Spend, Spend, Spend
    • Truckers Worry Infrastructure Bank Could Turn Highways into a "Piggy Bank" (Land Line)
    • What's the Point of All This Amtrak Bullying? (Railway Age)
    • Americans on Global Climate Catastrophe: "Meh" (WaPo)
    • As Transit Ridership Soars Nationwide, Atlanta's MARTA Spirals Downward (Next City)
    • Lesson From the Yankees: Don't Count on High Parking Demand to Pay Your Bills (TSTC)
    • Fare Hikes and Sub-Par Service in Store For Utah Transit Authority Riders (SL Tribune)
    • Seattle Residents Face Transit Cuts (Transpo Nation)
    • Charming: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Responds to Transit Idea With "Vomiting Sounds" (The Star)
    • The Difference Between Maryland and Virginia Transpo Funding Plans (WaPo)
    • Oregon Still Fighting For the Chance to Use "Highway" Dollars For Non-Highways (Oregonian)
Tanya Snyder
Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radio’s 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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