Today’s Headlines
Two Separate Transit Crashes Leave 40 Injured in San Francisco (LAT) New Bill Would Hold Auto Execs Accountable for Delaying Safety Recalls (Auto News) Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker Targets Trek in Contentious Race Against Mary Burke (Journal-Sentinel) California High-Speed Rail Is on a Roll, Wins Another Court Victory (Signal) The 6 Huge Changes That Occurred … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:52 AM EDT on August 4, 2014
- Two Separate Transit Crashes Leave 40 Injured in San Francisco (LAT)
- New Bill Would Hold Auto Execs Accountable for Delaying Safety Recalls (Auto News)
- Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker Targets Trek in Contentious Race Against Mary Burke (Journal-Sentinel)
- California High-Speed Rail Is on a Roll, Wins Another Court Victory (Signal)
- The 6 Huge Changes That Occurred 50 Years Ago When Boston’s MBTA Was Created (Globe)
- Road Lobby Salivates Over Money Left on Table From “Paused” San Antonio Streetcar (WOAI)
- Renewed Push for Virginia Transit to Extend to the Beach (AP)
- Tennessee DOT Delays Road Widening Project Due to Federal Funding Uncertainty (Chattanoogan)
- LA Mayor Wants to Improve Walkability Through “Urban Acupuncture” (LAT)
- “Roadkill App” Sheds Light on Cars’ Toll on Wildlife (Deseret News)
- Transportation Both a Cause and a Casualty of Climate Change (Climate Central)
- Transit Incentives Aren’t Enough — You Have to Disincentivize Driving (CityLab)
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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