Today's Headlines

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 Snyder

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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