- In the wake of the Russia subway bombings, a look at the potential security issues facing U.S. transit (Ctr. for Pub. Integrity)
- Lahood formalizes new rule banning texting behind the wheel by truckers and bus drivers (DOT Press)
- Obama details his new pitch for expanded offshore oil drilling ... (NYT)
- ... with the political upside of the move remaining murky at best (Wash Indy, Yglesias)
- Veteran rail watcher Mark Reutter asks whether the U.S. can seize its bullet-train moment (Prog. Fix)
- Should the dawn of the all-electric Nissan Leaf worry transit advocates? (Transport Politic)
- Oregon transit authority joins the list of converts to the Build America Bonds program (Bloomberg)
- Federal Railroad Administration seeks proposals for $115m in new high-speed rail grants (DOT Press)
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