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8:56 AM EDT on August 25, 2015

    • $1B Cost Spike Could Cripple Boston's Green Line Extension (Boston Herald)
    • Experts Say Airport-Style Security Unlikely for U.S. Rail (NBC)
    • With Times Square Proposal, a National Model for Public Space is at Risk (CityLab)
    • Uber Tests Carpooling Feature in San Francisco (Fortune)
    • Durham, NC, Makes Headway With Plans for 17-Mile Light Rail (News & Observer)
    • Why Has D.C. Slowed Down in Installing Bike Lanes? (WaPo)
    • Florida Shifts Policy Away From Building New Roads (CityLab)
    • Study: Development Trends Often Ignore Land Use Plans (Phys.org)
    • Wilmington Crowdsources Its Bike-Share Planning (Technical.ly Delaware)

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