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Today’s Headlines

By Adam Voiland | Mar 7, 2011 | No Comments

Spiking Gas Prices Mean Savings for Transit Riders (Reuters) Meanwhile, White House Considers Tapping Strategic Reserves (Bloomberg) Rail Dead; Florida Gov. Scott Wants to Dredge Instead (LAT, Transpo Nation) New Transpo Chief on Horizon for San Francisco (Chronicle) In the Midst of Red Ink, Can America Save Its Infrastructure? (Transport Politic) Magazine, DOT Team Up […]

Today’s Headlines

By Adam Voiland | Mar 2, 2011 | No Comments

Crude Oil Prices Surge as Middle East Unrest Simmers (NYT) Florida State Senators Take Governor to Court for Killing HSR (TBO) Gov. Scott’s Response: “My Position Remains Unchanged” (Transpo Nation) Meanwhile, Sen. Nelson Calls for More Time (The Hill) Nurturing Revolution: Twitter’s Nice But Public Spaces Matter Too (MinnPost) Report: Gov. McDonnell’s Transpo Plan Would […]

“Anti-Livability” Bills Threaten to Clip Arlington’s Wings

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 28, 2011 | 3 Comments

A pair of bills making their way through Virginia’s House of Delegates threaten to slam the brakes on smart growth and livability efforts in Arlington and throughout Northern Virginia. House Bills 1998 and 1999, put forward by Delegate Jim LeMunyon (R-Fairfax), have been dubbed the “Anti-Livability” bills by local transportation reformers. HB 1998 seeks to […]

Today’s Headlines

By Adam Voiland | Jan 12, 2011 | 2 Comments

Sen. Kerry Calls for Major Transportation Investment (The Hill) Report: Northeast Corridor — Not Florida — Most Promising High-Speed Rail Route (NYT) Meanwhile, Is California the Right Place to Invest in High-Speed Rail? (WaPo, T4America) In a Move That Cuts Cancer-Causing Emissions, LA Buses Go Diesel-Free (LAT) Environmental and Bicycling Advocates Grieve Over Giffords Tragedy (LAB, Alttransport) Regulators […]

2010 Capitol Hill Round-up: Cast Your Vote for the Streetsie Awards

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 26, 2010 | No Comments

Which lawmakers have been naughty in 2010? Which have been nice? Who deserves goodwill from supporters of sustainable transportation, and who should get nothing but a lump of coal? This is your chance to decide. The Streetsie awards are a Streetsblog tradition, offering the bests and worsts of the year, determined by Streetsblog readers. Voting […]

Happy Holidays!

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 22, 2010 | No Comments

You’ll be too busy spreading holiday cheer to read Streetsblog for the next couple weeks, so we figured we’d take some time off too. We won’t be posting much content until Congress comes back and the relaxing holiday break screeches to a halt on January 3. We will interrupt our break, however, to post nominations […]

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