- Senator Boxer Files for Highway Trust Fund Extension (Journal of Commerce)
- White House Says Texas Would Lose 60K Jobs If Congress Doesn’t Pass Highway Bill (Chron)
- LA Mayor Heads to Washington to Pressure Congress on Transportation Extension (Daily Breeze)
- Democrats Increasing Pressure on Obama to ‘Be Bold’ in Jobs Address (The Hill)
- Urban Sprawl Has Pushed Thousands of Texans Into Wildfire Danger Zones (Christian Science Monitor)
- Obama’s Turnaround on Clean Air and EPA Regulations Angers Supporters (Grist)
- The Economist Blames High-Speed Rail for Just About Every Problem in UK (Infrastructurist)
- New Transit Map in the Works for DC (MyFoxDC)
- Transportation for America's Fall Policy Preview: Transportation Bill and Gas Tax Extensions
- NYC BID to Bring Bicycles to Fashion Week for the First ‘Tour du Fashion’ (Next American City)
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