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Today’s Headlines

By Katie Pearce

9:03 AM EDT on August 7, 2013

U.S. DOT Ped Safety Push Leads to Stories About "Distracted Walking" and "Drunk Walking" (AP, LAT)
Rep. Susan Collins: Senate Missed Its Chance With Transpo Bill (Bangor Daily)
Orlando Plans to Go After Those U.S. DOT Pedestrian Grants (Orlando Sentinel)
How Maryland Is One-Upping Everybody With Transpo Leadership (NRDC Switchboard)
New App Puts Transpo/Construction Workers in Touch with Feds (Better Roads)
CityWatch LA: Time to Learn from Our Transportation Mistakes
Republican Lawmakers Want Audit for California High-Speed Rail (AP)
An Argument for Transit Investment in Tampa (TBO)
Sacramento and Chico Go Green With Bike Lanes
Grist Looks at the Shifting Tides of Copenhagen's Cycling Supremacy

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