Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Incoming Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Nixes Gas Tax Plan As “a Democrat Idea” (Transport Topics) Obama Opposes Gas Tax Plan Too (The Hill) The LA Times Supports It, For What It’s Worth LA Mayor Nominates “Bike Hippie” Seleta Reynolds to Run City DOT (Streetsblog LA, Cyclelicious) NYC Mayor De Blasio Signs Vision Zero Bills, Says 25 MPH … Continued

By Tanya Snyder

8:48 AM EDT on June 24, 2014

Incoming Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Nixes Gas Tax Plan As “a Democrat Idea” (Transport Topics)
Obama Opposes Gas Tax Plan Too (The Hill)
The LA Times Supports It, For What It’s Worth
LA Mayor Nominates “Bike Hippie” Seleta Reynolds to Run City DOT (Streetsblog LA, Cyclelicious)
NYC Mayor De Blasio Signs Vision Zero Bills, Says 25 MPH Limit Will Start This Fall (Streetsblog NYC)
Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Amtrak Has Too Much Regulatory Authority (Fed Regs Advisor)
DC Metro’s Silver Line Will Open July 26 (WaPo)
Philadelphia Addresses High Ped Fatality Rate With New Safety Focus (Inquirer)
Short Short Stories Detailing Taxicab Frustrations Illustrate Reason for Ride-Sharing (WaPo)
Mr. Money Moustache Carries Large Equipment on Bike Trailer to Avoid Being a Car Clown

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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