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8:59 AM EST on February 16, 2017

    • More Than 40,000 People Were Killed in Traffic in the U.S. Last Year, a 6 Percent Increase (NYT)
    • ...Washington State Bucks the Trend (Seattle Times)
    • World Bank Releases New Tool for Measuring "Accessibility" (Brookings)
    • Study: Drivers Less Likely to Stop for People of Color in Crosswalks (NPR)
    • South Carolina Withholding Custody of Four-Year-Old Boy Until Parents Get a Car (WCIV)
    • Dutch Town Adds LED Crosswalks (Engadget)
    • Baltimore City Councilman Wants to More than Double Fine for Parking in the Bike Lane (Baltimore Sun)
    • States Giving Localities Less Aid Since the Recession (Governing)
    • Construction Has Started on New Haven's Highway Teardown (Revitalization News)

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