- Presidential "Maybe" Rick Perry Lobbies Against Federal Money For HSR, Amtrak (Texas Tribune)
- Scott Brown Slammed For Rejecting Gas Tax Hike Amid D.C. Paralysis on Reauthorization (Boston Herald)
- China Stops Train Car Production, Orders Trains to Slow Down (Business Insider)
- CA High-Speed Rail Goes to Court as Cost Projections Rise (BizJournals, Palo Alto Online)
- Four Bike Groups Get $100,000 to Reach Out to Latinos, Triple Mode Share, and More (Bike League)
- Atlanta Pols Set to Make Major Decisions on Transportation Spending and Policy (AJC)
- Seattle Aims to Cut Car Use in Half (Good)
- Exurban CA Mayor Wants to "Wage War" Against the Only People Who Want to Move There (NYT)
- Turns Out New Yorkers Love Bike Lanes -- Especially Latinos and Low-Income Folks (Streetsblog NYC)
- Slate Profiles NYCDOT Chief JSK and Her Bike Lane "Investment Strategy"
- If the Feds Can Telework on Snow Days, Why Not on Code Red Heat Days? (GGW)
- Late Night Bus Service Is a Social Justice Issue (Twin Cities Daily Planet)
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