- Senate Refuses to Pass Oil-Related Bills from the Dems and the GOP (MoJo, The Hill)
- If Six Lawmakers Can't Agree On a Debt-Reduction Plan, How Will 535? (WaPo, WaPo)
- Terry Bellamy Fills Gabe Klein's Big Shoes at DDOT (WJLA, Housing Complex)
- More on D.C.'s Meteoric Rise to Bike-Friendly Stardom (Smart Planet)
- With High Gas Prices, Consumers Are Changing Their Habits... Just a Little (Time)
- Ottawa Gets Modest Bixi System (PR Newswire)
- WaPo Editorial: "California High-Speed Train Project Is Going Off the Rails"
- Using Competitions to Encourage More Environmentally Sound Behavior (Grist)
- Dallas Brings a Dead Plaza to Life -- For a Day (Switchboard)
- User Fees For Roads "Unfairly Target" Those Who Drive a Lot (Baltimore Sun)
- Which Cities Are "Nice to Visit But..." And Which Cities Do We Really Want to Live In? (FT)
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