Today’s Headlines
McConnell Dashes All Hopes: No Long-Term Bill, No Gas Tax Hike, Hello Extension (WaPo, Politico) Obama’s “Patience Is Running Low,” Could Veto Extension (The Hill) “We Made This Easy For You; Just Pass the Bill We Wrote,” Foxx Tells Congress (The Hill) Top Finance Committee Members Introduce Plan to Fund Transpo With Corporate Tax Reform … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:49 AM EDT on July 9, 2015
- McConnell Dashes All Hopes: No Long-Term Bill, No Gas Tax Hike, Hello Extension (WaPo, Politico)
- Obama’s “Patience Is Running Low,” Could Veto Extension (The Hill)
- “We Made This Easy For You; Just Pass the Bill We Wrote,” Foxx Tells Congress (The Hill)
- Top Finance Committee Members Introduce Plan to Fund Transpo With Corporate Tax Reform (WaPo)
- Mid City San Diego Gets First Freeway-Level Transit Stations (NBC)
- Living in a Compact City Won’t Make You Thin If You Keep Driving to Work (PLOS)
- The Idaho Stop Now Wants to Be Called the Paris Stop (BBC)
- Ford Focuses on the (Car-Lite) Future of Mobility, Expands Silicon Valley Presence (Wards Auto)
- Well, That’s One Way to Protest a Highway [NSFW] (NLTimes)
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
Tuesday’s Headlines Build It and They Will Come
De we build infrastructure where people are already biking, or does the infrastructure encourage people to bike?
August 11, 2026
It’s Trump V. California, Again — Over Protecting The Coast
The Trump Administration keeps finding new ways to make Californians' lives worse. Today it's about polluting the coastline.
August 10, 2026
Study: Cities Must Integrate Vision Zero Principles into All Planning
It's about reducing the severity of crashes and minimizing how often road users are placed in conflict in the first place
August 10, 2026
Sometimes It Feels Somebody’s Watching Monday’s Headlines
Automated traffic enforcement is one thing, but why would Flock want to put cameras on civilian vehicles?
August 10, 2026
Friday’s Headlines Go North, Young Man
If you want to walk and bike safely, stay out of the South.
August 7, 2026