Today’s Headlines
Carper Proposes Nearly Doubling the Gas Tax (The Hill) Private Rail Group Wants High-Speed Link From Chicago to Twin Cities (Post Bulletin) While Another Private Company Wants a Worcester-Providence Line (AP) Boston, North Carolina Get New Transpo Chiefs (Boston Globe, AP) With Hearings Planned for NJ Transit Delays, Telecommuting Offered as Solution (NJ.com, Bloomberg) How $500M Made … Continued
By
Katie Pearce
8:58 AM EDT on August 7, 2015
- Carper Proposes Nearly Doubling the Gas Tax (The Hill)
- Private Rail Group Wants High-Speed Link From Chicago to Twin Cities (Post Bulletin)
- While Another Private Company Wants a Worcester-Providence Line (AP)
- Boston, North Carolina Get New Transpo Chiefs (Boston Globe, AP)
- With Hearings Planned for NJ Transit Delays, Telecommuting Offered as Solution (NJ.com, Bloomberg)
- How $500M Made Indianapolis More Walkable (Next City)
- Light Rail Viability Key Issue for Phoenix Mayoral Race (AZ Central)
- AECom May Have to Pay $700M Settlement for Incorrect Traffic Forecasts (The Australian)
- All Aboard Florida Gets Key Vote to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds (Orlando Sentinel)
- Bike-Share Continues to Grow in Houston (Chron)
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog USA
Tuesday’s Headlines Build It and They Will Come
De we build infrastructure where people are already biking, or does the infrastructure encourage people to bike?
August 11, 2026
It’s Trump V. California, Again — Over Protecting The Coast
The Trump Administration keeps finding new ways to make Californians' lives worse. Today it's about polluting the coastline.
August 10, 2026
Study: Cities Must Integrate Vision Zero Principles into All Planning
It's about reducing the severity of crashes and minimizing how often road users are placed in conflict in the first place
August 10, 2026
Sometimes It Feels Somebody’s Watching Monday’s Headlines
Automated traffic enforcement is one thing, but why would Flock want to put cameras on civilian vehicles?
August 10, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Go North, Young Man
If you want to walk and bike safely, stay out of the South.
August 7, 2026
