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Brookings Analysis: Oil Spill Derailed Climate Legislation McMansions Losing Their Allure (Grist) Sick of Amtrak’s Glitches? Lagging Investment Could be the Culprit (AP, Grist) Study: Road Diets Reduce Crashes, Don’t Cause Congestion (Rebuilding Place) Top Officials Take a Ride on a Walking School Bus (Fast Lane) Are Georgians Willing to Pay for the Transportation Improvements They … Continued

By Adam Voiland

9:25 AM EDT on August 25, 2010

Brookings Analysis: Oil Spill Derailed Climate Legislation
McMansions Losing Their Allure (Grist)
Sick of Amtrak’s Glitches? Lagging Investment Could be the Culprit (AP, Grist)
Study: Road Diets Reduce Crashes, Don’t Cause Congestion (Rebuilding Place)
Top Officials Take a Ride on a Walking School Bus (Fast Lane)
Are Georgians Willing to Pay for the Transportation Improvements They Want? (AJC)
Intermodal Transit Center Planned for Niagara Falls (Buffalo News)
SEPTA Applies for TIGER Grant to Fund Next-Gen Fare Payment System (Plan Philly)
Bacteria Pitching in to Clean Up Gulf Oil Spill (The Hill)

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