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Today’s Headlines

10:51 AM EDT on July 13, 2018

    • Amtrak Testifies at NTSB Hearings About Its Response to Fatal Train Crashes (WaPo)
    • Sightline: Taxing E-Scooters Is Fine If It Funds Bike Infrastructure
    • Uber Slows Down Self-Driving Tests, Lays Off 100 People (CNET)
    • Recode Predicts Uber Will Win the Coming Scooter War
    • Oh, Good, Now Walking Paths Are Being Disrupted (Foreground)
    • Seattle’s East Link Tunnel Completed Five Months Early (425 Business)
    • Budget Cuts Could Strand 140 Mostly Sick People in Macon (NBC 41)
    • Bike-Shares Launching in Annapolis (Capital Gazette) and Detroit Suburb (Metro Times)
    • Danes Bike So Much Because It’s Easy and Convenient (Mobility Lab)

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