- President Obama Signs Two-Week Budget Extension to Avert Government Shutdown (The Hill)
- L.A. to Get 1,680 Miles of Bike Lanes, Anti-Harassment Law (Contra Costa Times)
- Florida Gov. Scott Fights Back Against HSR Lawsuit (Orlando Sentinel)
- Local Milwaukee Officials Oppose Gov. Walker's Transit Cuts (Business Journal)
- Thanks to the World's Oil Addiction, Gaddafi Doesn't Have to Negotiate With Anyone (Treehugger)
- Americans Drove 3 Trillion Miles Last Year, Economists Say That's Great News (WSJ)
- Freight Transportation Also Increasing (Transport Topics)
- First-Ever Bicycle Count in Chicago Shows Mode Share As High As 22% in Places (City of Chicago)
- Not All Bus Riders Are Minorities, So Bay Area Court Rejects Transpo Equity Lawsuit (SF Chronicle)
- LaHood Affirms Support for Tolling in Remarks to AASHTO (Dallas Morning News)
- Got a Question for LaHood? "Let It Fly" (Fast Lane)
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