- Washington D.C.'s transit system is looking at a budget deficit even if it hikes fares (GGW)
- Ford gets behind Senate bill to prod states in to banning texting while driving (Det News)
- Arizona officials acknowledge their state's era of 'roads before transit' is over (AZ Rep)
- Columbus, Ohio, helping private company bid for stimulus cash to build high-speed rail cars (Dayton DN)
- The government agency that regulates transport of dangerous cargo has been co-opted by industry (AP)
- Google developing its own solar power technology (Reuters)
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