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9:06 AM EDT on August 17, 2010

    • Will Obama Fight Sprawl With His Housing Policy? (Grist)
    • EPA to Limit Carbon Emissions from Trucks... (Reuters) 
    • ...Just As U.S Chamber Sues Over Greenhouse Gas "Endangerment" Finding (NYT)
    • Landmark Study Offers Clues About NYC Pedestrian Deaths (NYT, Streetsblog NYC)
    • Meanwhile, Bloomberg Says Hundreds of New Traffic Signals Will Improve Safety (AP)
    • Buckle Up: Feds Pitch Plan to Require Seat Belts on Motor Coach Buses (UPI, Fast Lane)
    • White House Aims to Curb Oil Drilling Permits in Wake of Spill (FT)
    • High-Speed Rail Applications Surge (Reuters) 
    • Wisconsin Gov Hopeful Hates Rail So Much He'd Give Back $810 Million to Feds (AP)
    • There's No Such Thing as Free Parking (NYT) 
    • Villaraigosa: We Need a Bicycle Helmet Law for People Over 18 (LA Weekly)

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