Today’s Headlines
Senate Dems Challenge Republicans to Pass a Long-Term Transpo Bill in Next 45 Days (The Hill) Another Devolution Bill From Sen. Mike Lee (RT) From the Senate to Gus’ Bike Shop: Scott Brown’s Big Promotion (Seacoast Online) Peter Rogoff Calls NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel “The Most Important Rail Project” in the U.S. (Spotlight) Rather Than Invest in … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:46 AM EDT on June 17, 2015
- Senate Dems Challenge Republicans to Pass a Long-Term Transpo Bill in Next 45 Days (The Hill)
- Another Devolution Bill From Sen. Mike Lee (RT)
- From the Senate to Gus’ Bike Shop: Scott Brown’s Big Promotion (Seacoast Online)
- Peter Rogoff Calls NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel “The Most Important Rail Project” in the U.S. (Spotlight)
- Rather Than Invest in Transit, New Jersey Raises Fares, Cuts Service (TSTC)
- Free-Market MacIver Institute Studies the Implications of Wisconsin’s Transportation Debt Plan
- Utah Transit Agency Is Sinking In Public Esteem (Tribune)
- Dublin to Ban Cars in Key Parts of City Center, Invest in Light Rail (CityLab)
- Mexico City Tries to Unsnarl Traffic With Data (Next City)
- What’s Going to Kill You This Summer? (Or: Stop Worrying About Shark Attacks) (WaPo)
- Don’t Like Gentrification? Do You Prefer Disinvestment? (WaPo)
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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