- Congress Should Extend the Build America Bonds for Infrastructure, Says the Washington Post
- FTA Could Withhold Further Transit Funding Until NJ Pays Back ARC Money (WSJ)
- Can Los Angeles Become a Great Transit City? (NYT)
- Suburbs to Blame For Urban Heat Island Effect (Switchboard)
- GOP Plan to Block Omnibus Spending Bill Could Kill $2M in Republican Earmarks (The Hill)
- The Vicious Cycle: DC Transit Fare Hikes Caused Revenues to Fall (WaPo)
- A New Design for the Traffic Light Could Be the Next Intelligent Road Technology (Treehugger)
- CO Republicans Look to Stop Transpo Projects and Bond Sale (Ventura County Star)
- Rural WV Says Public Transportation Isn't Just for Cityfolk (State Journal)
- 14 Questions About Your Community, or, Enviros Don't Get Walkability (Switchboard)
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