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8:55 AM EDT on August 19, 2015

    • High-Level Talks Begin to Re-Start Plans for NY/NJ Hudson Rail Tunnel (NYDN, AP)
    • Sen. Carper Introduces Bill to Raise Gas Tax By 16 Cents, Offset the Hit to Poor Families
    • Traffic Fatalities Spike: Because of Distracted and Drunk Driving? Or Cheap Gas? (WDTN, Jalopnik)
    • Feds About to Release Results of Safe Truck Parking Investigation (LandLine)
    • Waze Can Be Useful to Traditionally Data-Challenged State DOTs (Des Moines Register)
    • Let's Stop Whining About Downtown Parking Shortages (CityLab)
    • Livability Advocates Discuss Ways to Make Roads Safer for Everyone (WBUR)
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Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radio’s 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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