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8:55 AM EDT on September 21, 2017

    • A Month After Harvey, Texas Tribune Finds Low-Income Houstonians Stranded Without Cars
    • Advocates Are Wary of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's Slow Pace on Transportation (CityLab)
    • DC Council Member Wants Review of "Speed Trap" Cams: With Friends Like These... (WaPo, Fox 5)
    • Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez's Transit Cuts Almost Derail Budget (Miami Herald)
    • Without Federal Funding, Dallas Rail Expansion Plans Could Drown Region in Debt (Dallas News)
    • Salt Lake City Airport Board Backs Lower-Cost Light Rail Expansion to Airport (Tribune)
    • Atlanta City Council Approves Plan to Turn Streetcar Over to MARTA Next Year (AJC)
    • Madison, Wisconsin, Streamlines Its Transportation Planning Commissions (Cap Times)
    • Caltrans Promotes Participatory Budgeting As Part of Its Local Planning Grants (Next City)
    • Cities Wooing Amazon Fret About Transit (News & Observer) and Bike Lanes (People for Bikes)

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