- Sandy's Toll: $7 Billion for New York Area, $60M for Amtrak, $400M for NJ Transit, and More...
- Major Shift From Single-Family Homes to Apartments Underway in U.S. Housing Market (NYT)
- LaHood Defends Bullet Train in Face of Critics (LAT, The Hill, Bloomberg)
- House Committee Will Try to Introduce New Surface Transpo Bill in Early 2014 (Governing)
- Fiscal Cliff Could Hurt Amtrak, New Starts, Among Other Transpo (Kansas City Star)
- In San Diego, "Public Transit Is Having a Moment" (Voice of San Diego)
- Which Global Cities Have the Best Infrastructure? (Global Post)
- Light Rail Brings Apartment Boom in Charlotte, NC (Observer)
- "Party Train" from L.A. to Vegas Hopes to Launch Next Year (Forbes)
- Should Santa Cruz's Highway 9 Be for Cyclists Only? (Cyclelicious)
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