Today’s Headlines – 11/4/09
November 4, 2009By Transportation for America
Philadelphia transit workers went on strike early yesterday, keeping their promise not to walk out during the World Series but still complicating morning commutes. (USA Today)
Congress must take bold action on climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a joint session in Washington yesterday. (WP)
The road to any Democratic victory in Virginia runs through suburban Fairfax County in the DC metropolitan area, but Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell won it yesterday in part by convincing voters he had a better transportation plan. (WP)
Two political newcomers are too close to call in the race for mayor of Seattle, where incumbent Greg Nickels, a leader on transportation, lost in the primary. (Post-Intelligencer)
Bow-tie wearing bike enthusiast Earl Blumenauer, a Democratic Congressman from Portland, cycled New York City this week to help push for transportation reform. (Streetsblog)
And, transportation specialist Tom Vanderbilt pens a “defense of jaywalking.” (Slate)
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