- There's a Lot at Stake for High Speed Rail in Today's Elections (Infrastructurist)
- Transit Races to Watch Across the Country (Transpo Nation)
- High Speed Rail Needs to be More than Just Roadkill for Republicans (Boston Globe)
- Tragedy Doesn't Prove That the FTA Should Regulate Transit (GGW)
- Hospitals Get Behind Active Transportation (Bike Portland)
- Why Having Kids Doesn't Mean You Need to Buy a Car (Grist)
- Can China Grow Smartly and Sustainably, Or Are Pollution and Sprawl Inevitable? (Reuters)
- Washington Supreme Court Ruling on Water Speculation Will Cause Sprawl (Common Dreams)
- Seattle Transit System Braces, Strategizes for Another Snowy Winter (Seattle Times)
- Bay Area Bus Budget Gets Slashed (SJ Mercury)
- Will Mayor Daley's Pro-Bike Legacy Outlive His Term? (Chicago Sun-Times)
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