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8:52 AM EDT on October 7, 2010

    • High-Density Smart Growth the Wave of the Future, Say Developers (NRDC)
    • Christie Says He Isn't Committed to Killing ARC Project, Will Decide "Really Soon" (NYTJersey Journal)
    • Cities' Financial Crisis the Worst in 25 Years (National League of Cities - PDF)
    • After Big Drop, Highway Deaths Still Account for 95% of Transportation Fatalities (WaPo)
    • They've Got the Money. Why Won't States Spend on Road Safety? (Bike League)
    • Judge: Tenn. DOT Right to Refuse Even Privately-Funded Road Widening (Murfreesboro Post)
    • LaHood, Michelle Obama Support International Walk to School Day (Fast Lane)
    • Philly Could Save $2 Million a Year Recycling Trains' Kinetic Brake Energy (AP)
    • Montreal, Tampa, Bloomington Honored With Public Transpo Awards (APTA)
    • Ode to a Subway: "In Transit" Musical Opens Off Broadway (NYT)

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