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9:00 AM EST on February 5, 2015

    • Blumenauer Bill Would Raise Gas Tax By 15 Cents Over Three Years (Portland Trib)
    • No Opening Date Yet For DC's Long-Delayed Streetcar (WaPo)
    • Where Are Residents Most at Risk of Transit Poverty? (Next City)
    • Phoenix Light Rail Ridership Broke Record During Super Bowl (The Hill)
    • Maryland Gov Hogan Wants to Repeal Automatic Gas Tax Hikes (Roll Call)
    • Social Media Holds Transit Agencies Accountable (Governing)
    • James Robertson's Viral Story Affirms Need for Detroit Transit Revolution (Detroit Free-Press)
    • Will a Streetcar Benefit Milwaukee's Poorest Neighborhood? (Urban Milwaukee)
    • How Germany Beats the U.S. in Toppling Car Dependence (City Lab)

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