Today’s Headlines
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8:48 AM PST on January 6, 2017
- Fresno’s formula for downtown revitalization (Route Fifty)
- The city is the best gym (NY Times)
- L.A. gets new federal funding for transit (Fast Lane) (LA Times)
- Federal infrastructure investments can make cities poorer (Strong Towns)
- Scientists say climate change could be much worse than predicted (Washington Post)
- The fallacies in the hypothesis that ride-share will cut congestion (City Commentary)
- Cool subway system mini maps (Fast Company)
- Immigrants used to be the most loyal bus riders—but not anymore (CityLab)
- Santa Cruz supplies affordable housing for artists (KQED)
- Madrid mayor plans to ban cars permanently from its main street (CityLab)
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