Today’s Headlines
Amtrak Becomes an Election Issue (HuffPo) John Mica Continues His “Holy Jihad” Against Amtrak Today Despite Record Ridership (Politico) Federal Government Doesn’t Think Urban Policy Is Its Bailiwick Anymore (Next American City) Gentrification Isn’t About Race, It’s About Attitude (Transportation Nation, Urban Times) Chicago’s Pedestrian Plan Is Still Too Car-Centric, Lacks Some Basic Information (Grid … Continued
By
Tanya Snyder
8:38 AM EDT on September 11, 2012
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- Amtrak Becomes an Election Issue (HuffPo)
- John Mica Continues His “Holy Jihad” Against Amtrak Today Despite Record Ridership (Politico)
- Federal Government Doesn’t Think Urban Policy Is Its Bailiwick Anymore (Next American City)
- Gentrification Isn’t About Race, It’s About Attitude (Transportation Nation, Urban Times)
- Chicago’s Pedestrian Plan Is Still Too Car-Centric, Lacks Some Basic Information (Grid Chicago)
- Revolution = Fitting Square Peg of Cycling Into Round Hole of Auto-Oriented Communities (USA Today)
- Fine Print on Amtrak HSR Plan Could Turn Philadelphia Upside Down (Atlantic Cities)
- The Finance Game Keeps Failed Greenfield Development Sites in Play (Reuters)
- Some State DOTs Look to Smart Growth (Governing)
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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