Today’s Headlines
Halloween’s Heartbreaking Death Toll (AP) Yet Another Dire Warning From the IPCC: Phase Out Fossil Fuels Now (Grist) Florida Gov. Rick Scott Hedges His Bets on Climate Change, Maps Potential Flooding (WRAL) Declining Ridership Clouds Future of Amtrak’s Hoosier Line (WSBT) Should North Carolina Developers Have to Pay for DOT Oversight of Their Projects? (Observer) … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:48 AM EST on November 3, 2014
- Halloween’s Heartbreaking Death Toll (AP)
- Yet Another Dire Warning From the IPCC: Phase Out Fossil Fuels Now (Grist)
- Florida Gov. Rick Scott Hedges His Bets on Climate Change, Maps Potential Flooding (WRAL)
- Declining Ridership Clouds Future of Amtrak’s Hoosier Line (WSBT)
- Should North Carolina Developers Have to Pay for DOT Oversight of Their Projects? (Observer)
- Urbanophile Talks to Portland Mayor Choo-Choo Charlie Hales
- How Did Grand Rapids, Michigan, Become a “Learning Laboratory” for Transit? (Next City)
- The CTA Is Doing a Great Job Providing Chicago Great Service With the Little Money It Has (Crains)
- Smart Growth America Spotlights Livability Planning on Military Installations in North Central Texas
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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