- IRS Raises Mileage Deduction to Ease Pain of High Gas Prices (WaPo)
- USDOT Announced $1.58 Billion For 27 Transit Projects
- "No Silly Car Journeys" Would Have Been a Better Title For the NYT Story About European Streets
- Section 8 Residents Spell Salvation for Foreclosed Exurban Communities (WaPo)
- New House Bill Would Fund Climate-Focused Transportation Research (BikePortland)
- California Can Move Forward With Cap-and-Trade Plan, Court Says (Fresno Bee)
- Sex Boycotts Aside, It's More Efficient for Feds to Fund Infrastructure Than Municipalities (Yglesias)
- States Push For More Tolling Authority (LandLine)
- Self-Driving Cars Could Result in Less Highway Building, Better Safety (Good)
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