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DoJ Files Criminal Charges Against Toyota, Reaches $1.2B Deferred Prosecution Agreement (CBS) Metro Debate Over Raising Bus Vs. Rail Fares Really a City Vs. Suburbs Issue (WaPo) Washington Post Editorial: DC Must Deep-Six the Height Act, Zone for Smart Growth Driving Like It’s 1995 — A Slew of Charts Show How Significant the Drop-off Really … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:44 AM EDT on March 24, 2014

DoJ Files Criminal Charges Against Toyota, Reaches $1.2B Deferred Prosecution Agreement (CBS)
Metro Debate Over Raising Bus Vs. Rail Fares Really a City Vs. Suburbs Issue (WaPo)
Washington Post Editorial: DC Must Deep-Six the Height Act, Zone for Smart Growth
Driving Like It’s 1995 — A Slew of Charts Show How Significant the Drop-off Really Is (Investing)
After Years of Talk, Money Materializes for Still-Controversial MA South Coast Rail (Herald News)
Wheelwomen Switchboard Launches, an Online “Big Tent” for Women Who Bike (Oregonian)
Bakersfield Area Plans to Up Bike Spending 700%, Limit Sprawl and New Roads (Bakersfield Californian)
“Unbearable Pressure to Develop” Stops BRT in Its Tracks in Provo, Utah (Daily Herald)
In LA, Sharing the Road Starts With Sharing the Blame (Neon Tommy)
Is a Monorail Really the Best Transit Option Between Nashville and Murfreesboro? (Tennessean)
Does the Buy-America Mandate Hurt Transit? (Smart Growth for Conservatives)
The Award-Winning “Vertical Rail Hub” Makes No Sense (Motherboard)

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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