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Transpo Funding Plays Key Role in Capitol Hill Budget Showdown (Brookings) High-Speed Rail Venture Sets Up Headquarters in Baltimore (Baltimore Sun) Our Highways Are Crumbling — But Does It Matter? (Metro Jacksonville) Driverless Cars Take the Stage at G7 Summit in Germany (Forbes) Portland Ranks Top for Bike Commuting Among Major U.S. Cities (CityLab) Pope Francis Visit Brings “Unprecedented” … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:57 AM EDT on September 22, 2015

Transpo Funding Plays Key Role in Capitol Hill Budget Showdown (Brookings)
High-Speed Rail Venture Sets Up Headquarters in Baltimore (Baltimore Sun)
Our Highways Are Crumbling — But Does It Matter? (Metro Jacksonville)
Driverless Cars Take the Stage at G7 Summit in Germany (Forbes)
Portland Ranks Top for Bike Commuting Among Major U.S. Cities (CityLab)
Pope Francis Visit Brings “Unprecedented” Transpo Challenges to DC, Philly, NYC (Newsweek)
Atlanta Beltline Studies Self-Taxing to Boost Funds (AJC)
Study: Drivers Are the Most Stressed-Out Commuters (CityLab)
Advocates Strategize for North-South Rail Link in Boston (Boston Herald)
Over Five Months In, How Does CTfastrak Gauge Success? (Hartford Courant)

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