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White House Announces $160M “Smart Cities” Push Including: Making NYC, Tampa Testing Grounds for Driverless Cars (WSJ, TBO) 83 Transpo Advocacy Groups Want Action on Long-Term Transpo Bill (The Hill) Atlanta, Pittsburgh Score Federal Grants for TOD (AJC, Post-Gazette) Paris Attack Prompts House to Look at Rail Security (The Hill) In Philly, SEPTA Head Retires After 30 Years of … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:54 AM EDT on September 15, 2015

White House Announces $160M “Smart Cities” Push
Including: Making NYC, Tampa Testing Grounds for Driverless Cars (WSJ, TBO)
83 Transpo Advocacy Groups Want Action on Long-Term Transpo Bill (The Hill)
Atlanta, Pittsburgh Score Federal Grants for TOD (AJC, Post-Gazette)
Paris Attack Prompts House to Look at Rail Security (The Hill)
In Philly, SEPTA Head Retires After 30 Years of Improvements (Philly.com)
Feds Give Boost to Durham-Orange Light Rail (Triangle Biz Journal)
New Pedestrian-Counting Tactics Could Steer Urban Policy (Next City)
How a Florida Newspaper Became an Advocate for Bike Safety (Columbia Journalism Review)
Can Uber and Lyft Make a Difference for Seniors? (Forbes)

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