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Our regular guy is having computing problems, so y'all have to put up with me. Here's the news:

    • Cars keep killing. Perhaps all they need is better headlights, says the National Transportation Safety Board. Nah, we think they need better drivers. (USA Today)
    • Say it ain't so. There aren't really bedbugs on New York City buses, are there. (NY Post).
    • Are Uber drivers "independent contractors"? We know what Uber thinks. (The Verge)
    • Man, Republicans really hate trains. (AP)
    • Orange County's streetcar moving forward. (OC Register)
    • Meanwhile, Kansas City's streetcar authority is worried about those thin e-scooter wheels gumming up the rails. (KCTV)
    • The Chicago Tribune looks at the future of Divvy in Evanston.
    • Baby Boomers get everything — but now that they're old, they may actually get us stuff we all need, like better pedestrian infrastructure. (Mother Nature Network)

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