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8:57 AM EST on February 20, 2014

    • Liberal Think Tank Criticizes Attempt to Kill Federal Gas Tax (The Hill)
    • Biden Talks Infrastructure in Granite City (AP)
    • Key Supporter Flip Flops on California High-Speed Rail (SF Chron)
    • Tampa Transit Campaign Leader Resigns Under Tea Party Pressure (Tampa Bay Times)
    • Dedicated Lanes Helped Pre-War Streetcar Lines Survive (Next City)
    • Three New Jersey Cities Plan for Bike-Sharing (CBS NY)
    • Atlantic Cities: Urban Freeways Aren't Going Anywhere
    • Houston Rail Line Surpasses Ridership Expectations By 62% (Metro Mag)
    • CTfasttrak Busway Project Is on Time, on Budget (New Britain Herald)
    • Tuscon Streetcar Needs Exception From Feds to Start Running This Summer (AZ Star)
    • Armed With Grant, Andres Duany Seeks "Lean Urbanism" (Miami Herald)

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