Today’s Headlines
Charlotte Streetcar Ridership 37% Above Expectations (Observer) Phoenix Voters Went to Polls for Transit Tax (AZ Central) Congress Gets to Put Off Debt Ceiling Battle a Little While Longer (WaPo) U.S. DOT Gives $9.5M to Train the Workforce for an Expanded Transit Network (AP) Sacramento Gets New Light Rail Extension (Progressive Railroading) Illinois Owes Millions in … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:47 AM EDT on August 26, 2015
- Charlotte Streetcar Ridership 37% Above Expectations (Observer)
- Phoenix Voters Went to Polls for Transit Tax (AZ Central)
- Congress Gets to Put Off Debt Ceiling Battle a Little While Longer (WaPo)
- U.S. DOT Gives $9.5M to Train the Workforce for an Expanded Transit Network (AP)
- Sacramento Gets New Light Rail Extension (Progressive Railroading)
- Illinois Owes Millions in Gas Tax Dollars to Cities (Southern)
- Paris Train Attack Reinvigorates Calls to Beef Up U.S. Rail Security (The Hill)
- Mother Jones vs. Washington Post on the Crash vs. Accident Debate
- Cape May Gets Serious About Bike Ban on Beach Park (Shore News Today)
- VIDEO: “Hi, I’m a Slimy Guy Trying to Sell You a Car” (GGW)
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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