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Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EST on December 11, 2015

    • Boston Investigates Runaway Red Line Train (Boston Globe)
    • Atlanta's Ambitious Streetcar Plan Could Cost Billions (AJC)
    • Gizmodo: Banning Cars From Urban Centers Would BE Great for Climate
    • Anti-Toll Groups See New Transpo Bill as Victory (Land Line)
    • Transpo Bill Increases Cap on Amtrak Payments to Families of Train Crash Victims (WaPo)
    • Amtrak CEO Announces Retirement (Progressive Railroading)
    • Uber Rolls Out New Car-Sharing Service in Seattle (Seattle Times)
    • A Battle for Urbanism in Northwest Chicago (Chicago Reader)
    • Fort Worth Sees Slow But Sure Progress on Cycling (Star-Telegram)

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