Today’s Headlines

8:44 AM EDT on June 13, 2014

Norton and Petri Introduce Obama's GROW AMERICA Act in the House (The Hill)
Foxx Says Bill Would Offer More Local Control (Fast Lane)
FTA Urges Transit Agencies to Test Brakes After Chicago Crash (Tribune)
DeFazio Explains His Per-Barrel Oil Fee Idea for Funding Transpo (Oregonian)
Austin City Council Tacks Road Projects Onto "Urban Rail" Measure (Post)
Apparently Scranton Needs a Beltway (Times Leader)
How a "New Urbanist" Neighborhood in Denver Caved to Car Pressure (EE News)
Bicycling-Related Head Injuries Up 14% -- Because of Bike-Share? (KSTP)
Poll: Americans Worry About Transportation Conditions, Especially in Cities (LIUNA)
Vancouver-Area Mayors' Attempt to Use Carbon Tax to Fund Transpo Fails (Sun)
Brazil Avoids World Cup Transit Strike But Labor Chaos Simmers (AP)

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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