- White House Wants Oil Imports Reduced a Third in Ten Years (Politico)
- Bloomberg Administration Pushes Back Against Bike Lane Critics (NYT)
- Proposed $150 Million Cut Would Put Metro on the Slow Track (WaPo)
- Lawmakers Pitch Smart Transpo Technology for a Few Cities (The Hill)
- How Much Do Contrails Contribute to Global Warming? (New Scientist)
- Ped Projects Vie With Highways for Funding in Houston (Transpo Nation)
- Analysis of Census Data Puts Transit Oriented Development to the Test (GGW)
- Fairfax County Rolls Out Names for New Metro Stops (WTOP)
- Gov. Walker Not So Anti-Rail After All (AP)
- Solar Panels: Ugly? (Infrastructurist)
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