- White House: Executive Agency -- Not Congress -- Should Fund Amtrak (The Hill)
- Financial Potholes Ahead for the Highway Trust Fund (Wall Street Pit)
- Pols Fling Blame for Gas Prices as Senate Upholds Tax Breaks for Big Oil (Politico)
- Study: Crumbling Infrastructure Threatens America (WaPo)
- Amtrak Enjoys Record Ridership Even as Financial Problems Linger (AltTransport, WSJ)
- Oregonian Article Irks Portland Cyclists -- Again (BikePortland)
- Gingrich: Cutting Oil Subsidies Part of a Plot to Force People into Big Cities (Yglesias)
- How DC Became One of the Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the Country (Dirt)
- Shocker: GOP's John Huntsman Stands with Science on Climate Change (TPM)
- Why We Don't Love Cities Enough (Infrastructurist)
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