- NYT Editorial: The Senate Gets the Importance of Transpo Bill, House Does Not
- AAA Estimate of the Cost of Car Ownership Up 1.9% From Last Year
- "I've Got No Grease": Boehner Complains About Difficulty of Legislating Without Earmarks (Politico)
- Whose Job Is It to Solve the Distracted Driving Problem? (USA Today)
- Romney Wants Credit For the Auto Bailout, Even Though He Lobbied Against It (Hill)
- Are the Suburbs Really Safer? A Look at Murders and Traffic Deaths (Planetizen)
- Mass Transit Is Critical to Relieve Congestion in Manhattan... Kansas (Leesville Daily Leader)
- A Bike Helmet For the Very Vain (BusinessWeek)
- Win $2,600 and a Trip to Germany For Your Innovative Urban Design Plan (YouCity)
- ICYMI: The Onion's Transit Issue
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