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Why Is Germany (and Europe) Afraid of Uber? (WaPo) Gabe Klein Becomes COO of “Pop-Up” Bus Service Bridj (BostInno) The Rise of Poverty in the Suburbs (Slate) Amtrak Exec Asks Feds to Help With Freight-Related Delays (The Hill) Historian Steven Conn Traces the Roots of Anti-Urbanism (Pacific Standard) Lowering Fares Won’t Solve All Problems for … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:56 AM EDT on September 5, 2014

Why Is Germany (and Europe) Afraid of Uber? (WaPo)
Gabe Klein Becomes COO of “Pop-Up” Bus Service Bridj (BostInno)
The Rise of Poverty in the Suburbs (Slate)
Amtrak Exec Asks Feds to Help With Freight-Related Delays (The Hill)
Historian Steven Conn Traces the Roots of Anti-Urbanism (Pacific Standard)
Lowering Fares Won’t Solve All Problems for Norfolk’s Light Rail (GGW)
Imagining a More Walkable Rockville Pike (Bethesda Now)
Philly Plans for More Off-Peak Rail Service (Philly Mag)
France Subsidizes Commuters Who Bike Instead of Drive (Efficient Gov)
Provo, Utah, Moves Forward with BRT (Herald Extra)
Minneapolis Slips in Bike Ranking (Star Trib)

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