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Today’s Headlines

By Katie Pearce

8:54 AM EST on February 5, 2014

As U.N. Envoy, Bloomberg Stresses Cities' Role in Climate Progress (Reuters, Guardian)
Obama Taps D.C. Planning Director Tregoning for HUD (WaPo)
Shuster Favors Mileage Tax for Highway Bill (Bloomberg)
...While LaHood Continues to Push for Gas Tax (HuffPo)
High-Speed Rail Contracts Could Create 28,000 New American Jobs (The Hill)
EPA Honors Seven Smart-Growth Initiatives (AP, ENews Park Forest)
...Including Mixed-Use Project in Sacramento (Merced Sun-Star)
How Did the U.S. End Up So Much More Auto-Centric Than Europe? (Atlantic Cities)
Baton Rouge Works on Funding for Streetcar (Baton Rouge Biz Report)
L.A. Bike Planning Goes Through Inevitable Growing Pains (L.A. Times)
Rail Advocates Want Solutions for Amtrak Delays in Northern Plains (Associations Now)
Atlantic Cities Looks at the Evolution of American Commuting Habits

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