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8:57 AM EDT on June 8, 2012

    • A Friendly Reminder That Bike-Ped Still Isn't Safe in Congress (LAB)
    • Harry Reid Would Fold Student Loan Interest Extensions Into Transpo Bill (Hill)
    • Boehner Floats Possibility of 6-Month Transpo Extension, to Boxer's Chagrin (Reuters, WaPo)
    • Secretary LaHood: Distracted Driving at Level of National Epidemic (TranspoNation)
    • Houston Moves Forward With New Commuter Rail Line (Transpo Nation)
    • Vote for Your Favorite Bike Chicago PSA! (Grid Chicago)
    • What Can Be Done With a Run-of-the-Mill Parking Lot? (Next Am. City)
    • Chicago Gets Dyed Neon in City's Largest Public Art Project (Atlantic Cities)

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