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(Trucking Info)<\/li>\n<li>GM is getting into the business of building batteries for data centers. (Tech Crunch)<\/li>\n<li>After the new Bellevue line opened, Seattle now has the busiest light rail system in the country. (Secret Seattle)<\/li>\n<li>Houston created a Green Corridor to help soccer fans walk or bike around the city during the World Cup, and many people are hoping the changes stick. (Houston Public Media)<\/li>\n<li>A new Colorado law requires automakers to recycle electric vehicle batteries. (The Drive)<\/li>\n<li>Amtrak\u2019s Borealis line between Chicago and St. Paul has drawn more than 400,000 passengers since it launched two years ago. (Minnesota Public Radio)<\/li>\n<li>Jarrett Walker drew a new bus route map for Des Moines that improves headways in the densest areas. (Human Transit)<\/li>\n<li>A safe streets advocate argues that Hawaii bikeshare Biki deserves more funding. (Civil Beat)<\/li>\n<li>Wyoming transit agencies are seeing massive cuts to their federal funding. (Buffalo Bulletin)<\/li>\n<li>The Hop is shifting to its \u201cfestival line\u201d route for the summer. (Urban Milwaukee)<\/li>\n<li>Aspen is starting a fare-free transit pilot program. (Passenger Transport)<\/li>\n<li>An epic handshake is happening between unlikely partners in developers, transit advocates and environmentalists over a North Carolina bill banning parking minimums. (WHQR)<\/li>\n<li>Meet the guys responsible for painting the L.A. Metro. 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