- Derek Kan, Trump's New DOT Policy Chief, Used to Work for Lyft and Mitch McConnell (Reuters)
- California's New Taxes to Fund Transportation Are Unthinkable in Congress (Mother Jones)
- Democrats Tell Trump What They Want If He's Going to Get Their Votes for Infrastructure (The Hill)
- West Sacramento to Get 200-Bicycle "Smart Lock" Bike-Share System (Sacramento Bee)
- Post and Courier: Charleston, S.C., Can't Wait for BRT and Smart Land Use
- Streetcar Tracks Are Being Welded Together on Milwaukee Streets (Urban Milwaukee)
- JSK in North Carolina: "You Guys Have So Much Room to Play With" Wide Streets (Charlotte Observer)
- Fixing Defective Guardrails: Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic of Road Safety (News Sentinel)
- Scanning Drivers' Faces: Could Be Used for Safety, But Mostly Just to Play Favorite Tunes (NYT)
- Suburban Omaha Lawmaker Fights Against Wider Sidewalks, Because Property Rights (Bellevue Leader)
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