Today’s Headlines
NYC’s Biggest Subway Hub Opens Today (AP, NY1) All the Election Proves Is Cities Are Weak and Subject to Rural Domination (Salon) Yeah, Transpo Funding Probably Won’t Get Solved During the Lame Duck (The Hill) Despite Losses in Neighboring Counties, Tampa Will Go Forward With Transit Vote (TBO x2) Repeal of Automatic Gas Tax Increases Will Cost … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:44 AM EST on November 10, 2014
- NYC’s Biggest Subway Hub Opens Today (AP, NY1)
- All the Election Proves Is Cities Are Weak and Subject to Rural Domination (Salon)
- Yeah, Transpo Funding Probably Won’t Get Solved During the Lame Duck (The Hill)
- Despite Losses in Neighboring Counties, Tampa Will Go Forward With Transit Vote (TBO x2)
- Repeal of Automatic Gas Tax Increases Will Cost Charlie Baker’s Massachusetts $100M (MassLive)
- Virginia Attorney General Severely Limits Arlington’s Ability to Tax Itself for Streetcar (WaPo)
- How to Use Data to Advocate for Transit Equity: Denver Edition (National Equity Atlas)
- Cost Estimates Balloon for Caltrain Electrification (Examiner)
- Google Mis-Diagnosed the Problem, But Self-Driving Buses Could Be the Solution (CleanTechnica, Quartz)
- Car Tech That Can Save Pedestrians’, Cyclists’ Lives (AP)
- These Homeowners Believe Losing Their Front Yards for Road Widening Is Worth It (August Chronicle)
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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