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9:00 AM EDT on August 9, 2013

    • California Senators Try to Avoid Repeat of San Francisco Transit Strike (The Hill)
    • Also in California, Labor Dispute Holds Back Fed Funds for Transit (LAT)
    • How Will That Purple Line Private Partnership Work Out for D.C.? (GGW)
    • TIGER Grant to Help Build Modern Train Station in Rochester, NY (Progressive RailroadingAP)
    • Kids Aren't Really Playing in the Streets Anymore, Are They? (Atlantic Cities)
    • Private Dallas-Houston Rail Project Gets Big Name (Star-TelegramDallas News)
    • What's the Correlation Between Bike Lanes and Property Values? (Curbed Atlanta)
    • Tampa Transit Advocates Want to See Action Plan (Tampa Tribune)
    • Seattle Times: City Needs Safer Bike Infrastructure
    • "Streetmix" Urban Design App Goes Public (Code for America)

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