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8:56 AM EDT on October 9, 2017

    • Surprisingly, Distracted Driving Isn't to Blame for Spike in Road Deaths (The Verge)
    • Kansas City Voters Elect Pro-Streetcar Slate (Star)
    • Philly Tries to Avoid Bikelash by Engaging Neighborhoods on Vision Zero (Next City)
    • Detroit Invests in Sidewalks and Bike Lanes to Help Commercial Corridors (MLive)
    • Baltimore Sun: City Needs Better Bike Infrastructure Whether Amazon Comes or Not
    • Cincinnati Uses Streetcar Money to Figure How to Move Cars Faster (Enquirer)
    • Milwaukee Streetcar Sells Name Rights, Will Be Free for a Year (Fox 6; Urban Milwaukee; Journal Sentinel)
    • Racist MN Mayoral Candidate Says Light Rail Would Bring in "Riff Raff" (Star Trib)
    • Anti-Cyclist Pittsburgh Council Member Caught Driving in Pedestrian Path (City Paper)

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