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9:40 AM EST on January 6, 2012

    • Can Amtrak Ever Be Profitable? Experts Weigh In. (Freakonomics)
    • Florida's East Coast Excited at Prospect of Returning Train Service (News-Journal)
    • Is Sustainability For Commies? (The Naked City)
    • New System Uses Radar to Detect Bicycles at Intersections (Wired)
    • Former Gov Rendell Urges Cities to Invest in Transportation (Times-Union)
    • Kansas City Mayor Lining Up Support For Streetcar (KC Star)
    • New Jersey Bucks Trend, Sees More Vehicle Deaths in 2011 (TSTC)
    • Virginia Governor Approves $150 Mil For Dulles Airport-DC Rail (Fairfax Times)
    • ...But Northern Virginia Leaders Say the State Still Isn't Taking Funding Seriously (WAMU)
    • Toronto Planning Study Recommends Pedestrian-Only Streets (Star)

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