Today’s Headlines
U.S. DOT Nominee Anthony Foxx: A Primer (AllGov) The Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change (National Journal, Grist) Illinois Dem Dan Lipinski Wants to Raise the Federal Gas Tax (CBS) Electric Cars: The Scratch That Became a Festering Wound in the Transpo Funding System (CS Monitor) AP Previews NYC Bike-Share Launch Wichita, Oklahoma City … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:55 AM EDT on May 13, 2013
- U.S. DOT Nominee Anthony Foxx: A Primer (AllGov)
- The Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change (National Journal, Grist)
- Illinois Dem Dan Lipinski Wants to Raise the Federal Gas Tax (CBS)
- Electric Cars: The Scratch That Became a Festering Wound in the Transpo Funding System (CS Monitor)
- AP Previews NYC Bike-Share Launch
- Wichita, Oklahoma City and Kansas City Mayors Want to Close the Gaps in Rail Service (AP)
- Young People in Tulsa (of All Places) Are Killing It on Transpo Innovation (Newson6, KJRH)
- Hey, I’m Walking Here! Los Angeles Edition (Good)
- Minnesota Senate Votes to Raise Gas Tax 5 Cents (AP)
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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