- White House Says They Have Ace Up Their Sleeve to Avoid Government Shutdown (The Hill)
- Amid Middle East Revolutions, Gas Prices Jump (USA Today)
- First Virginia, Then Capitol Hill? State Senate Votes Down Anti-Livability Measures (GGW)
- Transportation Reformers Brainstorm Solutions to the Infrastructure Crisis (Infrastructurist)
- Transit Champions Ray LaHood and Martin O'Malley Celebrate Highway Opening (GovMonitor)
- Wisconsin Transit "Can't Absorb" Spending Cuts Proposed by Gov. Walker (Fox)
- Mica's HSR Proposal to Gov. Scott Wasn't Worth Accepting Anyway (Orlando Sentinel)
- 10 States Prohibit Crash Taxes for Drivers and More Are Working On a Ban (Land Line)
- Fresno Rep's Criteria for HSR in California: "On Time, Under Budget, Off of Ag Land" (BizJournal)
- Bicycle Film Fest Taking Submissions (Hear That, Clarence?) (Good)
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