Today’s Headlines
Complete Streets Advocate Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) Finally Concedes the Race (The Hill) Will This Climate-Savvy Louisiana Republican Be Able to Speak the Truth in the House? (MoJo) Why a Georgia Public School Official Is Bullish on Raising the Gas Tax (AJC) MassDOT Wrestles With Impact of Gas Tax Repeal Vote (MassLive) Wisconsin Wants to … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:49 AM EST on November 18, 2014
- Complete Streets Advocate Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) Finally Concedes the Race (The Hill)
- Will This Climate-Savvy Louisiana Republican Be Able to Speak the Truth in the House? (MoJo)
- Why a Georgia Public School Official Is Bullish on Raising the Gas Tax (AJC)
- MassDOT Wrestles With Impact of Gas Tax Repeal Vote (MassLive)
- Wisconsin Wants to Join 5 Other States in Taxing Electric and Hybrid Cars (Strib)
- Uber Pisses Off Republicans By Saying Obamacare Allows More Self-Employment (NY Mag)
- Maps Show Where Economic Value of Roads Conflicts With Conservation Needs (CityLab)
- How New Post-Graduate Programs Are Changing the Field of Urbanism (ThisBigCity)
- Men’s Journal Counsels Against Riding Bikes in Parks
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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