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8:55 AM EST on January 30, 2015

    • Why the Prospects for Remedying Detroit's Desperate Transit Situation Don't Look Good (USNews)
    • The Commuting Boom Is Over (AASHTO)
    • Wealthy Opponents of Purple Line in Suburban Maryland Held a Fundraiser for New Gov Hogan (WaPo)
    • Florida Cyclist Wins Fight to Legally Take the Lane (News Press)
    • Will Low Gas Prices Hurt Transit Agencies? (Wall Street Journal)
    • Canadian Broadcasting Company: Do Our Cities Still Work?
    • Rand Paul and Barbara Boxer Promote Corporate Tax Repatriation to Patch Highway Trust Fund (The Hill)
    • Vox Shares Images Showing the Striking Contrast Between City Streets Pre- and Post-Cars
Angie Schmitt

Angie Schmitt is the author of Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America, and the former editor of Streetsblog USA.

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