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Taxes Have Proved the Sticking Point for Transpo Bill (The Hill) DC Metro Gets $150M in Senate Bill (WaPo) Google Will Help Pinpoint Every Rail Crossing in America (NYT) Will Anthony Foxx Make a Senate Run? (The Hill) Not Relying on Feds, NC Plans for Controversial Privately Run Tolls (Bloomberg) Oregon Governor Pulls Plug on Gas Tax … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:57 AM EDT on June 29, 2015

Taxes Have Proved the Sticking Point for Transpo Bill (The Hill)
DC Metro Gets $150M in Senate Bill (WaPo)
Google Will Help Pinpoint Every Rail Crossing in America (NYT)
Will Anthony Foxx Make a Senate Run? (The Hill)
Not Relying on Feds, NC Plans for Controversial Privately Run Tolls (Bloomberg)
Oregon Governor Pulls Plug on Gas Tax Hike (Columbian)
Transit Solutions Needed for Las Vegas Strip (Las Vegas Sun)
Cyclists Have a Rough Ride in Philly Burbs (Philly.com)
Can Boston Create “Gold Standard” BRT? (CityLab)
Twin Cities Breaks Its Daily Bike-Share Mileage Record (KSTP)

Katie Pearce

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