Today’s Headlines
Barbara Boxer Confident Congress Will Pass a Three-Year Transpo Bill (Transport Topics) Supreme Court Ruling on Fair Housing Act Has Implications for Transit Too (Next City) Amtrak Wants to Expand Rail Service in Ohio, But Does Gov. Kasich? (Dayton Daily News, Planetizen) If Congestion Is Getting Worse, Why Are We Spending Less Time Traveling? (Planetizen) Sam … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:54 AM EDT on September 3, 2015
- Barbara Boxer Confident Congress Will Pass a Three-Year Transpo Bill (Transport Topics)
- Supreme Court Ruling on Fair Housing Act Has Implications for Transit Too (Next City)
- Amtrak Wants to Expand Rail Service in Ohio, But Does Gov. Kasich? (Dayton Daily News, Planetizen)
- If Congestion Is Getting Worse, Why Are We Spending Less Time Traveling? (Planetizen)
- Sam Schwartz Breaks Down the Tension Between Mobility and Access in LA Times Op-Ed
- Federal Money Available to Make Rail Crossings Safer (Sun Times)
- Why Isn’t London’s Low Emission Zone Having Any Health Impacts? (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:
More from Streetsblog USA
Can This Tool Predict Where Your City’s Next Car Crash Will Happen?
But will U.S. transportation leaders use it to take preemptive action to make roadways safer?
April 13, 2026
Monday’s Headlines Show the True Cost of Climate Change
Making cars slightly cheaper in the short run in exchange for accelerating climate change is not a good tradeoff.
April 13, 2026
Friday Video: RIP, The D.C. Streetcar
Advocates are mourning the loss of the D.C. streetcar ... but they'e not entirely sad to see it die.
April 10, 2026
You’re Authorized to Read Friday’s Headlines
An important federal transportation funding bill is in the works. Here's what to look out for.
April 10, 2026
Review: ’60 Minutes’ Take On High-Speed Rail Ignored Facts And Offered Nothing New
When 60 Minutes announced a segment on high-speed rail construction in the United States,I feared the worst. What I got was unexpected.
April 9, 2026
Comments Are Temporarily Disabled
Streetsblog is in the process of migrating our commenting system. During this transition, commenting is temporarily unavailable.
Once the migration is complete, you will be able to log back in and will have full access to your comment history. We appreciate your patience and look forward to having you back in the conversation soon.