Today's Headlines

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Foxx: Leave Driverless Car Regs With States for Now (Detroit News) Nike to Sponsor Portland’s “Biketown” Bike-Share (Oregonian) Blumenauer, Buchanan Seek Bike-Share Funding in House (The Hill) House Dems Want States to Find Gas Tax Alternatives (The Hill) Smart City Challenge Winner Will Get High-Tech Buses (Fast Company) MARTA Boss Wants More Support to Expand Transit (AJC) Most … Continued

By Katie Pearce

8:58 AM EST on January 8, 2016

Foxx: Leave Driverless Car Regs With States for Now (Detroit News)
Nike to Sponsor Portland’s “Biketown” Bike-Share (Oregonian)
Blumenauer, Buchanan Seek Bike-Share Funding in House (The Hill)
House Dems Want States to Find Gas Tax Alternatives (The Hill)
Smart City Challenge Winner Will Get High-Tech Buses (Fast Company)
MARTA Boss Wants More Support to Expand Transit (AJC)
Most City Cyclists Are of the “Interested But Concerned” Variety (CityLab)
Providence Ditches Streetcar for Circulator Bus (Providence Journal)
All Aboard Florida Gets Another Year to Sell Off Its Tax-Free Bonds (TC Palm)

Katie Pearce

Today's Headlines

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