Today’s Headlines
One More Congressman Comes Out for Gas tax Increase (Sun Sentinel) SSTI Review: Caltrans “Acting Too Much as Highway Dept., Not Mobility Dept.” (Streetsblog SF, SacBee) Not Kidding: South Carolina DOT Director Resigns After DUI Arrest (Myrtle Beach Online) TxDOT Studying Rail Expansion Options in Texas and Oklahoma (Killeen Daily Herald) Huge Data Dump Supports … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:59 AM EST on February 3, 2014
- One More Congressman Comes Out for Gas tax Increase (Sun Sentinel)
- SSTI Review: Caltrans “Acting Too Much as Highway Dept., Not Mobility Dept.” (Streetsblog SF, SacBee)
- Not Kidding: South Carolina DOT Director Resigns After DUI Arrest (Myrtle Beach Online)
- TxDOT Studying Rail Expansion Options in Texas and Oklahoma (Killeen Daily Herald)
- Huge Data Dump Supports Investment in Ann Arbor Transit (Ann Arbor Chronicle)
- DC Cyclists Not Deterred by Arctic Temperatures (WaPo)
- Instead of Paying for Expensive Study, Marin Transit Directors Could Just Ride It and See (Marin News)
- For HSR to Work, Pick Big, Transit-Served Destination Cities 200-600 Miles Apart (WSJ)
- London’s Year of the Bus Highlights Need for Transit Investment (Urban Times)
- Developing Countries’ Car Use Will Explode Without Deliberate Policies to Counter It (Reuters)
- A Gift for Germany’s Bored Pedestrian: Pong at Red Lights (Transport Gooru)
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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