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Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EST on December 19, 2012

    • Shuster Faces a "Mountain of Expectations" as Transpo Chair (Politico)
    • Florida Gives Go-Ahead to Privately Run Orlando-Miami Rail (Reuters)
    • Unions Praise Sen. Inouye's Transportation Legacy (The Hill)
    • Grist Chats with Jeff Speck, Author of "Walkable City"
    • Can Riding a Bike Can Lead to a Happier Brain? (The Independent)
    • Ann Arbor Wants to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 90 Percent by 2050
    • Without Dedicated Funds from Maryland, the Purple Line's a Goner (Gazette)
    • Portland Stalls on Report on New Transpo Revenue (Oregonian)
    • D.C.'s Capital Bikeshare to Expand by 30 Percent This Winter (Transpo Nation)

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