- Obama Puts Transportation Back on the Agenda With $50 Billion Plan (Politico, AP, WSJ)
- ...First Reactions: Brookings, Transport Politic, Time, Bob Herbert, Boehner
- Can the United States Catch Up on High-Speed Rail? (NYT)
- Study: Light Rail Users 6.5 Pounds Lighter Than Drivers (Virginian Pilot)
- Mary Landrieu: We've Got to Stop Building for the Automobile and Start Building for People (Nola)
- See What Americans Are Thinking About About Gas Prices (Rasmussen)
- Minneapolis Bike-Share Program Set to Expand (NPR)
- MobileEye Camera Aims to Stop Motorists From Hitting Pedestrians (Slashgear)
- Why Rail-Regulating Train Nerds Love Their Jobs So Much (WaPo)
- David Alpert and Company Emerge as Formidable Smart Growth Advocates In DC (City Paper, GGW)
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