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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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