Today’s Headlines
Senate Takes Up House’s 3-Month Patch (WaPo, Roll Call) Why Bankers Are Revolting Against Senate Bill (KGOU) Obama Will Sign Extension, McConnell Still Pushing to Finish Senate Bill Before Recess (The Hill) Boehner: We’ll Pass a Multi-Year Bill This Fall But Senate Bill Is “Piece of Sh*t” (The Hill, Politico) Brookings: Suburban White Flight Is a Thing of the … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:49 AM EDT on July 30, 2015
- Senate Takes Up House’s 3-Month Patch (WaPo, Roll Call)
- Why Bankers Are Revolting Against Senate Bill (KGOU)
- Obama Will Sign Extension, McConnell Still Pushing to Finish Senate Bill Before Recess (The Hill)
- Boehner: We’ll Pass a Multi-Year Bill This Fall But Senate Bill Is “Piece of Sh*t” (The Hill, Politico)
- Brookings: Suburban White Flight Is a Thing of the Past
- South Carolina Embraces “Target Zero” (WLTX)
- Three Years After the Failure of T-SPLOST, the State of Transportation in Metro Atlanta (Peach Pundit)
- What a San Antonio Council Member Learned After Taking the Bus for a Month (TPR)
- As Car-Sharing Gains in Popularity, Will Transit Lose Out? (News 1130)
- Undersung Ped-Friendly Design Elements: Transparency and Imageability (CityLab)
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.
Read More:
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
Wednesday’s Headlines Ride in Style
Amtrak's new trains sound like a win-win for passengers and the environment.
August 26, 2026
Tuesday’s Headlines Are a High Facts Zone
Low-emissions zones work, but public backlash makes some politicians reluctant to embrace them.
August 25, 2026
Philadelphia Figured Out to Stop Double Parking — Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
Philadelphia's automated enforcement pilot has reduced double parking and cleared loading zones for commercial vehicles in the year since it launched.
August 24, 2026
Monday’s Headlines Were Born in a Small Town
When it comes to federal transit funding, small cities get more bang for the buck than big ones.
August 24, 2026
Friday’s Headlines: Streetcars Get Mixed Reviews
As Omaha builds a downtown streetcar line, how have similar projects in other cities panned out?
August 21, 2026