- Congress and the White House are Fixing for a Fight on High-Speed Rail Funding (WSJ)
- LaHood Talks Rail With MD Governor, Says HSR Will Be Developed Piecemeal (Baltimore Sun)
- Obama Doesn't Need to Lobby Congress on Rail Investment, The States Will Do It For Him (HuffPo)
- Conservatives Launch Effort to Defund What Remains of Stimulus Money (The Hill)
- Do You Agree With U.S News & World Report's List of Top Ten U.S. Cities for Public Transportation?
- Safety in Numbers: As Bicycle Ridership Goes Up, Crashes Go Down (Bike League)
- Treasury Secretary Geithner Says High-Speed Rail Will Lead to Economic Growth (Treasury Dept.)
- To GOP Senator, Rail Safety Requirements = Unnecessary Regulatory Burden (Journal of Commerce)
- Floridians Hope Administration Rail Plans Bode Well for Miami-Orlando Line (Orlando Sentinel)
- Heritage Foundation: Curb "Wasteful Spending" in Next Budget, Cut Transit, Bike Paths, MPO Funding
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