Today’s Headlines
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By
Katie Pearce
9:40 AM EDT on October 26, 2012
- Commuter Rail Could Return to Miami in 2014 (HuffPo)
- Nashville Mayor: City Must Invest in Transit (Tennessean)
- Can Millennials’ Multi-Modal Transpo Habits Translate to Stronger Advocacy? (Bike League)
- Virginia Needs to Stop Building Bypasses and Start Improving Existing Streets (GGW)
- Cincinnati Passenger Rail Gets Key Approvals (Progressive Railroading)
- Denver’s Bike-Share Membership Mainly White (Transpo Nation)
- Bike League Recognizes 71 Bike-Friendly Businesses, With Facebook Taking Gold
- Study: Transportation in Silicon Valley Doesn’t Meet People’s Needs (Mercury News)
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