Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Obama: “A Robot Can’t Build a Road” (Business Insider) Sen. Bob Casey Introduces Bill to Fund the Bridges MAP-21 Ignored (Sun Gazette, Pgh Biz Times) Long-Awaited Action on WRRDA Bill Could Finally Free Up T&I for Other Items (Wisconsin Ag) Congress Always Averts a Shutdown at the Last Minute, But Maybe Not This Time (WaPo) … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:54 AM EDT on September 16, 2013

Obama: “A Robot Can’t Build a Road” (Business Insider)
Sen. Bob Casey Introduces Bill to Fund the Bridges MAP-21 Ignored (Sun Gazette, Pgh Biz Times)
Long-Awaited Action on WRRDA Bill Could Finally Free Up T&I for Other Items (Wisconsin Ag)
Congress Always Averts a Shutdown at the Last Minute, But Maybe Not This Time (WaPo)
Paris in 2016: Regional Governance and Metro Expansion (Salon)
Is Suburban Sprawl Undead? (NYT)
“Let’s Stop Wanting Gasoline” and Other Priceless Sustainability Quotes (Urban Times)
Want to Be More Satisfied With Life? Move Closer to Transit. Clinically Proven! (Atlantic Cities)
Can We Stop Acting Like VMT Counters Would Violate Some Sacred Right to Privacy (Salon)
The First Feature Film Ever Made in Saudi Arabia Is About a Girl Who Wants a Bike (Slate)
DC Planners Stand By Height Restrictions (NextCity, WaPo); Lifting Them Would Look Like This (WaPo)

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.

Today's Headlines