- Congressional Dysfunction Leads to Furloughs for 4,000 FAA Workers (UPI)
- Remember When American Infrastructure Used to Work? (The Atlantic)
- Family Proves That Even in LA, Transit Can Work (LAT)
- A Side Benefit of Smart Growth -- Wilderness (Grist)
- Road Lobby's New Ad Argues Roads Are Worth the Cost (The Hill)
- What Has Chronic Underfunding Meant for American Infrastructure? (America 2050)
- China Begins Safety Overhaul in the Wake of Deadly Rail Accidents (USA Today)
- If the World Lived in Cities as Dense as New York We'd All Fit in Texas (Infrastructurist)
- Are We Headed for $5 Gas? (IBTimes)
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