- Tea Party Pied Piper Grover Norquist Won't Lead House GOP to Oppose Gas Tax Renewal (Bloomberg)
- NY Governor Signs Complete Streets Bill, Support Still (Slowly) Growing for National Policy (T4America)
- Shocking But True! Fuel Economy Standards Do Not Kill 2,000 People a Year (Grist)
- LaHood Announces $417.3 Million for State Road Projects (FHWA); See What Your State Will Fund Here
- Portland Sees Federal Grant Money, Raises It to $7.7M for Bicycle Infrastructure (BikePortland)
- Ezra Klein Ponders If California Rail Really Is a Boondoggle
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce Hires Team to Gain Voter Support for Transportation Tax (OnlineAthens)
- WA County Council Approves Emergency Congestion Reduction Charge to Fund Transit (PNWLocal)
- Good Urban Design Works: the Smart Growth Success Story of Arlington, Virginia (Atlantic)
- Crumbling Infrastructure Is Canary in Coal Mine for Future of US Economy (The Street)
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