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Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EDT on April 15, 2016

    • "Wrestlemania" in DC: Metro vs. Congress (WaPo, NYT)
    • L.A. Mayor Backs Tax Increase for $120B Transit Proposal (AP)
    • New York's MTA Withdraws From APTA (TransitCenter)
    • Louisville Looks Forward With Mobility Plan -- But No Light Rail (Broken Sidewalk, WFPL)
    • Inspector General Report Says FTA Should Be a Better Watchdog (WaPo)
    • The Master Plan for Downtown Vegas (Next City)
    • Looking at California's High-Speed Rail as Part of the Big Picture (Silicon Valley Biz Journal)
    • Feds, Activists Launch First Distracted Driver Awareness Month (TI News Daily)
    • Anchorage Looks to Urbanize (Anchorage Press)

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