• Three First District Congressional Candidates Agree: Better Transit Is Important (St. Louis Public Radio)
• “You Paid for It” Goes After Proposed MetroLink Study (KPLR)
• A Q&A With East-West Gateway (Post-Dispatch)
• Using MetroLink Is a Benefit for Jo (NextStop)
• Transit Plays Big Role in Independence for Visually Impaired (Post-Dispatch)
• Why Isn’t Lake of the Ozarks Also Targeting “Regular” Folks in Its Survey on Transit? (Lake Expo)
• Congress Members Tell US DOT to Measure the Movement of People, Not Just Cars (T4America)
• Trolley Tracks Are a Nightmare for Cyclists (Treehugger)
• The Bicycle and Bicycling Are the Very Essence of Simplicity (Bike 5)

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• Kansas City Family Still Looking for Motorist in Hit-And-Run of Achuil Bol (KSHB)
• The Current Round of Streetsblog USA’s Sorriest Bus Stop Contest Pits St. Louis Against Kansas City
• Planners Claim Making Roads Faster, Wider Will Make Them Safer in the Ozarks (KY3)
• Sept. 27 Webinar Set for Helping Planners Make City Streets Safer (TRB)
• America’s Cities Persevere Despite Decades of Neglect (Planetizen)

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• Motorist Marty Kropf Kills Cyclist Patrick Gwaltney in Sedalia, No Word of Arrest (Sedalia Democrat)
• Teens Deliberately Run Down and Injure Cyclist (KSDK)
• Ameren Agrees to Invest $1-2 Million in Electric Buses, Possible Other Green Projects (Midwest Energy News)
• Death of Young Girl in April Leads to Safety Improvement Plans on Wildwood Road (KMOV)
• Moesha Allen Receives Two Years Probation for Driving Into, Hitting Four People (Post-Dispatch)
• Alton May Develop City-Wide Bike/Ped Plan (The Telegraph)
• Pedestrian Bobbie Highsmith Files Suit Against Motorist James Perry for Striking Him Last October (Madison-St. Clair Record)

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• Construction on New Cortex MetroLink Stop Expected to Start Summer of 2017 (NextStop)
• Apply Now for Funding for Safer Roadways in Northwest Missouri (KTTN)
• This Week’s Construction Schedule on MetroLink Lines (NextStop)
• Mid-Sized Cities Have the Highest Proportion of Vehicles to Residents (Next City)
• Pokémon Go Adds to the Growing Problem of Dangerous Distracted Driving (WaPo)

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• Loop Trolley Car Vandalized (KMOV)
• Kansas City Also in the Running for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop (Streetsblog USA)
• It’s Looking Like Republicans Want Nothing to Do With Any Other Form of Transit Than Cars (Streetsblog USA)

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• First Set of Federal Rules for Autonomous Cars Due This Summer (Yahoo)
• “The More Walkable a Place, the Smarter Its Population” (BBC)

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