Today’s Headlines
President Obama’s Budget Proposal is a Lovely Fantasy (Transpo Issues Daily) Toronto Wrestles With E-Bikes in Bike Lanes (Star) California HSR Infrastructure Will Be Made in the USA (World News) Massachusetts Senate Passes Transit Funding Bill (Globe) Are San Francisco’s Iconic Cable Cars Worth All These Expensive Injuries? (AP) 11,368 Capital Bikeshare Trips: All in … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:52 AM EDT on April 15, 2013
- President Obama’s Budget Proposal is a Lovely Fantasy (Transpo Issues Daily)
- Toronto Wrestles With E-Bikes in Bike Lanes (Star)
- California HSR Infrastructure Will Be Made in the USA (World News)
- Massachusetts Senate Passes Transit Funding Bill (Globe)
- Are San Francisco’s Iconic Cable Cars Worth All These Expensive Injuries? (AP)
- 11,368 Capital Bikeshare Trips: All in a (Record) Day’s Work (WaPo)
- TxDOT Wants Another $4B a Year (Reporter News)
- The Pros and Cons of a Gas Tax Hike Versus VMT Fee (WSJ)
- Bacon’s Rebellion Sets Joel Kotkin Straight on Sprawl as an Economic Generator
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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