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8:35 AM EDT on May 11, 2017

    • What Will It Take to Make America Walkable Again? (Politico)
    • House T&I Member Capuano: Trump and Congress Unlikely to Find Funding for Infrastructure Plan (Hill)
    • SC's GOP Legislature Overrides Veto, Will Increase Gas Tax 12 Cents Over Six Years (Post and Courier)
    • Pedestrians Bear Brunt of Boston's Carnage (WBUR); Advocates Call on Mayor to Fund Vision Zero (Herald)
    • Toyota Helps Poor People Near Its Suburban Texas Office Take on Cost of Car Ownership (Dallas News)
    • Filling Cities With On-Demand, Self-Driving Cars Means More Congestion, Not Less (CityLab)
    • Portsmouth, NH, City Councilor Wants to Replace Downtown Parking Lots With Parks (SeacoastOnline)
    • Local Businesses Back Des Moines Parking Meter Reforms, Rate Increases (Register)
    • Rhode Island Baseball Stadium Would Pave Pawtucket Riverbank With Parking Lots (WPRI via GCPVD)
    • Using Bike Crashes to Rank Dangerous Streets Misses Out on Streets Cyclists Avoid (Urban Edge via Next City)

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