- Next City Provides a Guide to the Democratic Party Platform
- At DNC, Ride-Hailing Breaks Records and Dems Get to Try Electric Buses (Philly Mag, NGT News)
- GGW Writers Sound Off on Tim Kaine's Urbanism Credentials
- With Feds Backing Away From Texas Rail, Opposition Could Mount (Texas Trib)
- Rail Advocates Cheer Progress on Northeast Expansion Plans (WAMC)
- Two South Carolina Mayors Agree That Transit Is Lacking (Charleston Biz Journal)
- People for Bikes Campaign to Boost Cycling in 10 Cities (Curbed)
- Mobile, Alabama, Presses for Amtrak Stop (AL.com)
- APTA Recognizes Six Transit Agencies for Sustainability Progress
- Where Tucson's Streetcar Stands at 2nd Anniversary (AZ Daily Star)
- Jersey Shore Mayor Wants to Rob Pedestrians of the Right of Way (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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