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Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EST on January 6, 2017

    • GOP Leaders Aren't Raring to Enact Trump's Infrastructure Plan (Politico)
    • Madrid to Ban Cars From Its Central Street, Gran Via (CityLab)
    • Foxx Wants Trump to Finish Regulatory Framework for Self-Driving Cars (The Hill)
    • U Minnesota Ranks Cities for Job Accessibility by Transit
    • Bus Ridership Declines Among American Immigrants (CityLab)
    • Study Links Road Pollution to Dementia (Mother Jones)
    • LA's in a Transit Golden Age ... But Where Are the Riders? (LA Weekly)
    • Charlotte Streetcar Project to Break Ground This Weekend (Observer)
    • How Your Subway Compares to Others in the World (Fast Co.Design)
    • Most Tennesseans Support Increased Funds for Biking, Walking, Transit (Times Free Press)

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