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Carper Proposes Nearly Doubling the Gas Tax (The Hill) Private Rail Group Wants High-Speed Link From Chicago to Twin Cities (Post Bulletin) While Another Private Company Wants a Worcester-Providence Line (AP) Boston, North Carolina Get New Transpo Chiefs (Boston Globe, AP) With Hearings Planned for NJ Transit Delays, Telecommuting Offered as Solution (NJ.com, Bloomberg) How $500M Made … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:58 AM EDT on August 7, 2015

Carper Proposes Nearly Doubling the Gas Tax (The Hill)
Private Rail Group Wants High-Speed Link From Chicago to Twin Cities (Post Bulletin)
While Another Private Company Wants a Worcester-Providence Line (AP)
Boston, North Carolina Get New Transpo Chiefs (Boston Globe, AP)
With Hearings Planned for NJ Transit Delays, Telecommuting Offered as Solution (NJ.com, Bloomberg)
How $500M Made Indianapolis More Walkable (Next City)
Light Rail Viability Key Issue for Phoenix Mayoral Race (AZ Central)
AECom May Have to Pay $700M Settlement for Incorrect Traffic Forecasts (The Australian)
All Aboard Florida Gets Key Vote to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds (Orlando Sentinel)
Bike-Share Continues to Grow in Houston (Chron)

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