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8:58 AM EDT on August 17, 2016

    • Uber and Lyft Want to Replace Bus Service in Sprawling Areas (Bloomberg)
    • How Many Americans Don't Know How to Ride a Bike? (FiveThirtyEight)
    • 46 States Now Ban Texting and Driving (State Knowledge Center)
    • 10 Cities That Are Booting Cars Off Their Streets (Business Insider)
    • Dallas Plans to Build a Parking Deck on a Highway Deck (Dallas News)
    • FTA: Closing Cleveland's Public Square to Buses Would Violate BRT Agreement (Plain Dealer)
    • White House Sets New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks (WaPo)
    • FRA Awards $25 Million for 11 Positive Train Control Projects (Global Travel Industry News)
    • "Transit Armageddon" Coming to New Jersey if New Tunnels Aren't Fast-Tracked (NJ.com)
    • RedFin Ranks the 10 American Cities Building the Most Walkable Development (Construction Dive)

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