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Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on October 1, 2013

    • Despite Transpo Furloughs, Travelers Probably Won't Feel Much Impact (Reuters)
    • "All Transit Providers Could Feel the Effects of a Shutdown" (Statesman Journal)
    • 33 Hospitalized After Chicago Train Crash (CBS)
    • The 18.4 Cents a Gallon Federal Gas Tax Turns 20 Today (Chron)
    • Alabama Gets Green Light for Northern Beltline (BizJournal)
    • Even After Bike-Friendly Mayor's Ouster, Livability Measures Move Forward in San Diego (NBC)
    • With 12-Foot Deal, Private Country Club Drops Opposition to Maryland Purple Line (WaPo)
    • Does the LEED-ND Rating for Location Efficiency Actually Reduce VMT? (Planetizen/JPER)
    • Park Anywhere You Want, Bike-Share. You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Docks. (Fast Co.exist)
    • TOD Is Necessary to Build Sustainable Cities That Will Move the Dial on Climate Change (HuffPo)
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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