Today’s Headlines
Multi-Family Housing Is Leading the Recovery as Single-Family Stagnates (NYT) Foxx Pushes Transportation Bill at Road Widening Site (TBT) Does the Earmark Ban Lead to More Strategic Bills, Or More Difficult Negotiations? (WSJ) Gas Tax’s Buying Power at an All-Time Low in 10 States (CityLab) Milwaukee Transit Advocates Win Bus Service During Zoo Interchange Construction (Journal-Sentinel) … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:55 AM EDT on May 20, 2014
- Multi-Family Housing Is Leading the Recovery as Single-Family Stagnates (NYT)
- Foxx Pushes Transportation Bill at Road Widening Site (TBT)
- Does the Earmark Ban Lead to More Strategic Bills, Or More Difficult Negotiations? (WSJ)
- Gas Tax’s Buying Power at an All-Time Low in 10 States (CityLab)
- Milwaukee Transit Advocates Win Bus Service During Zoo Interchange Construction (Journal-Sentinel)
- New Jersey Advances Infrastructure Bank Idea to Avoid Insolvency (Burlington County Times)
- LaHood Joins Infrastructure Investment Firm (NYT)
- Car-Centric Road Design Fails Cyclists: A Spirited Discussion of the Idaho Stop (Strong Towns)
- This Crosswalk Is Dangerous: You Might Have to Stop Your Car! (Utica OD)
- Google Maps Adds Elevation to Bike Routes (Tech Crunch)
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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