Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

FTA’s Rogoff: “Every Transit Rider Owes a Huge Debt of Gratitude to Sen. Frank Lautenberg” (WNYC) TSTC Calls on Gov. Christie to Replace Sen. Lautenberg With Another Transit Hero… … But Don’t Count on It (Atlantic Wire) It Really Is Your Father’s Oldsmobile: Young People Buying Fewer Cars (U of Michigan) China’s New Pollution Tax … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:51 AM EDT on June 4, 2013

FTA’s Rogoff: “Every Transit Rider Owes a Huge Debt of Gratitude to Sen. Frank Lautenberg” (WNYC)
TSTC Calls on Gov. Christie to Replace Sen. Lautenberg With Another Transit Hero…
… But Don’t Count on It (Atlantic Wire)
It Really Is Your Father’s Oldsmobile: Young People Buying Fewer Cars (U of Michigan)
China’s New Pollution Tax Will Bring Gas Tax to $1.62 Per Liter (GreenPacks)
Maryland’s Smart Growth Incentives Aren’t Working (Atlantic Cities, Bacon’s Rebellion)
Oregonian Buries the Lede: Bike Lanes Reduce Crashes (…But Of Course, Not Their Severity)
A To-Do List For LA’s Next Mayor, Written As If the Last Eight Years Never Happened (HuffPo)
Study: E-bikes Can Reduce Barriers to Cycling For Some People (EV World)
A Video Takedown of Vehicular Cycling (Cantankerous Titles)
Do Yourself a Favor and Follow @BicycleLobby on Twitter (Once You’ve Seen This WSJ Lunacy)

Tanya Snyder

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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