- In Florida, SunRail Decision Expected This Week (Orlando Sentinel)
- Should We Privatize Amtrak in the Northeast? (Economist)
- How to Discourage Driving, European Style (NYT)
- China Rolls Out Beijing-Shanghai Bullet Train (AP)
- Austin Considers Private Bus Plan (Statesman)
- Report: DC Lacks Cohesive Transit Plan (AP)
- Truck Company Scrutinized for Safety Violations After Train Crash (LAT)
- Candidate Rick Santorum Woos Global Warming Denial Crowd (Grist)
- From the Archives: The Interstate Highway System in 1958 (Fortune)
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