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10:40 AM EDT on August 6, 2018

    • WaPo: Cities Can’t Rely on Uber and Lyft to Reduce Traffic
    • Atlanta Has $2.5B to Spend on Transit -- But $11B Worth of Projects (AJC)
    • Can Minneapolis Build the North Side Greenway Without Displacement? (Star-Trib)
    • Rubber Flaps Could Make DC Streetcar Tracks Safer for Cyclists (WAMU)
    • Salt Lake City Tells Scooter Riders to Stay Off Sidewalk (KSL)
    • Kansas City Opens First Protected Bike Lane (KBIA)
    • Rural Roundabouts Save Lives (Raleigh News & Observer)
    • Google and Toronto Pare Down ‘Smart City’ Plans (Architect’s Newspaper)

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