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8:55 AM EST on January 9, 2015

    • Though GOP Seems to be Warming to Gas Tax Increase, There's Still Reluctance (The Hill, WaPo)
    • Study Finds Link Between Cheap Gas and Highway Fatalities (HuffPo)
    • Could Boston Handle the Olympics? (Boston Globe)
    • L.A. Times: Future Generations Need the Bullet Train
    • In Atlanta, a Racial Divide Between the City and the Suburbs (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
    • 24 Private Companies Vie to Run L.A. Streetcar (Curbed LA)
    • Pressure Mounts for Minneapolis Board to Drop Objections to Light Rail (Minn Post)
    • In Cincinnati, Tesla-Based Ridesharing Company Takes on Uber (Cincinnati Biz Journal)
    • New Hampshire Governor Stresses Need for Commuter Rail to Boston (AP)
    • When Are Public-Private Partnerships the Right Fit? (GGW)

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