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8:52 AM EDT on August 12, 2014

    • Obama Signs Trust Fund Patch Into Law (Transport Topics)
    • Will a Republican Senate Get to Write Transportation Bill in May? Looks Like It (WaPo)
    • Transportation Reform Champion Sen. Brian Schatz Likely to Eke Out Nomination (WaPo)
    • Road Lobby's Warning Against Fuel Economy Standards: It Will Lower Gas Tax Receipts (The Hill)
    • WaPo's Courtland Milloy Goes on a Bike Ride (DCistCity Paper)
    • DC Punts on 16th Street Bus Lane (WaPo, GGW)
    • Chicago Buses Now Legally Allowed to Ride on Shoulder (AP, ENews)
    • Utah Transit Authority Looking for Funds to Expand Service (Tribune)
    • Opponents of California Climate Law Stoke Fears of High Gas Prices (E&E)
    • Why Do Transit Projects Still Take Decades to Build? (CityLab)
    • RIP Robin Williams: Actor, Comedian, Urban Bicyclist (Cyclelicio.us)

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