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9:04 AM EDT on August 18, 2015

    • Christie, Foxx to Talk Hudson River Amtrak Tunnel, But NY Gov Cuomo Is MIA (WSJ)
    • Traffic Deaths on Track to Exceed 40,000 for First Time Since 2007 (AP)
    • Maryland Gov Larry Hogan Makes Red Line Cancellation Official, Forfeiting $100M (AP)
    • Politico Hosts Playbook Lunch With Foxx and EPA's Gina McCarthy
    • In New Orleans, Public Transportation Hasn't Fully Recovered From Katrina (Times-Picayune)
    • An Interactive History of the Worldwide Bike-Share Boom (CityLab)
    • Feds to Study Improved Amtrak Service for the Midwest (WCPO)
    • Bike Commuting Is Up for Wealthier Employees (Slate)
    • Will High-Speed Rail Unite or Divide Texas? (Houston Press)
    • A Conversation About the State of Biking in DC (WaPo)

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