Today’s Headlines
Because of Federal Funding Uncertainty, Tennessee Pulls Plug on Road Projects… (Times News) … While Vermont Cuts Spending… (AP) … And North Carolina Looks for Corporate Sponsors (AP) Car2Go Acquires Multi-Modal Transpo App RideScout (CleanTechnica) California Explores Taxing Miles Driven, Runs Up Against Predictable Opposition (U-T San Diego) Schumer, Blumenthal to Introduce Rail Safety Legislation … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:54 AM EDT on September 8, 2014
- Because of Federal Funding Uncertainty, Tennessee Pulls Plug on Road Projects… (Times News)
- … While Vermont Cuts Spending… (AP)
- … And North Carolina Looks for Corporate Sponsors (AP)
- Car2Go Acquires Multi-Modal Transpo App RideScout (CleanTechnica)
- California Explores Taxing Miles Driven, Runs Up Against Predictable Opposition (U-T San Diego)
- Schumer, Blumenthal to Introduce Rail Safety Legislation (News 10)
- Why Don’t Taxis Follow Uber and Lyft’s Lead and Taxi-Share? (Salon)
- Milwaukee Developers Lure Tenants With Streetcar (Journal-Sentinel)
- Rust Belt Cities Struggle to Repurpose Old Train Terminals (Belt)
- Infographic Explains China’s Carbon-Pricing Plan to Reduce GHGs 45 Percent (MoJo)
- Playable Urbanism: Not Just for Children (Guardian)
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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