- What If Congress Can't Pass a Transpo Bill or Even an Extension? (Politico)
- As Promised, Reid Sets up Cloture Vote on Transportation Bill (Hill)
- T4America Advocacy Blitz Gains Support From Policymakers
- As Pump Prices Soar, Drivers Turn to Public Transit (UTSD, BND)
- Drill, Baby, Drill Redux: What Really Causes High Gas Prices and What Doesn't (NYT)
- How an Infrastructure Bank Could Really Work for a City Like Chicago (Chicago Business)
- Austin Statesman: Give a Green Light to Red Light Traffic Enforcement
- GM Halts Production of Chevy Volt Due to Low Sales (WaPo)
- In Their Own Words: DC's Planners Unknowingly Paved the Way for Sprawl 60 Years Ago (GGW)
- A Comic Look at How Rising Gas Prices Make for Silly Political Games (TransportGooru)
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