Tanya Snyder

LaHood Predicts a Short-Term Stop Gap Instead of a New Bill September 30 (National Journal) Nate Silver Warns Democrats Could Lose the Senate This Year (538, Slate) Driver of Derailed Chicago Train Was “Extremely Tired” From Too Much Overtime (ABC) America’s First 32 High-Speed Rail Cars Will Be Built By Siemens and Cummins (DW) Raleigh … Continued

Quick quiz: Are you a left-brained cycling advocate or a right-brained cycling advocate? Here's how to find out: If someone asks why you ride, do you talk about the wind in your hair and the sense of satisfaction achieved by pedaling up a hill? If so, you're doing it wrong. If you want to sell your bike project to funders -- like, for instance, U.S. DOT -- you’re going to need to left-brain it all the way. Here’s how.

DoJ Files Criminal Charges Against Toyota, Reaches $1.2B Deferred Prosecution Agreement (CBS) Metro Debate Over Raising Bus Vs. Rail Fares Really a City Vs. Suburbs Issue (WaPo) Washington Post Editorial: DC Must Deep-Six the Height Act, Zone for Smart Growth Driving Like It’s 1995 — A Slew of Charts Show How Significant the Drop-off Really … Continued

So transit ridership is up. Everybody knows that. It’s at its highest point since 1956. Right?

How embarrassing. The Republican National Committee’s outreach to young potential voters misses the mark so badly they're just proving the point they were hoping to disprove: The party is absolutely clueless about young people.

Yes, federal funding for transportation is expected to go negative before Congress is even due to pass a new bill. And yes, transit systems had a tough few years, cutting service and raising fares as the recession took a bite out of revenues. But guess what? In a credit outlook report released this week, Moody’s credit rating service says the outlook for the transit sector is positive.

You think the conflict between Uber and regular taxi drivers -- and cities like Seattle -- is bad? Check out how new taxi apps in China are upending the transportation system and central economic planning. Meanwhile, in Houston, a flea market has brought revitalization without gentrification to a depressed area near the airport, and now an urban design firm is bringing in pop-up infrastructure like mobile libraries and grocery stores, along with sidewalks and bikeways. And Californians are proving that the culture shift away from the automobile and toward other modes of transportation is happening -- maybe even faster than we'd thought.

Highway Trust Fund Shortfall Deadline Inches Ever Closer (Better Roads) Next FHWA Rule Could Mandate Speed Limiters in Heavy Trucks (Go By Truck) Is the Obama Administration Shying Away From CTA Lawsuit to Protect One of Its Own? (US News) Seattle Moves to Rein In Uber and Other Ride-Share Services (Slog) Austin Reimburses People Using … Continued

Paris Implements Alternate-Day Driving Restrictions Because Smog Matters to Voters (Reuters) As MAP-21 Winds Down, Rep. Hanna Tries to Tack State Infrastructure Banks Onto It (Little Falls Times) Washington Post Editorial: SNCF Should Build Purple Line Despite Holocaust Past Even the “Concern for Bicyclists’ Safety” Trick Wasn’t Enough to Stop King Street Bike Lane (WTOP) Gov. … Continued

This story has been updated to reflect comments and clarifications from the FHWA.