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Today’s Headlines

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)
Tanya Snyder
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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