- Communities Across the Country Hold "Don't X Out Public Transit" Day of Action (PR Newswire, Tribune)
- Republican Mayors Like Obama's Jobs Plan -- Republican Governors Don't (WaPo)
- Five Issues That Will Define the Transportation Debate (Politico)
- The Infrastructure Bank, Explained (WaPo)
- Virginia May Start Tolling On Its Stretch of I-95, An Exception to the No-New-Tolls Rules (LAT)
- In a Twist, Coburn Accuses Reid of Holding the FAA Hostage to Transportation Enhancements (The Hill)
- Happy Birthday, Capital Bike-share! Who Knew You'd Grow Up to Be This Awesome? (Bike League)
- Californians Demand Higher Gas Tax For Better Roads (SJ Mercury)
- Is MA Gov. Patrick Walking the Walk? Nah, He'd Rather Drive It (CBS)
- Decades After Highways Destroyed a Black Portland Neighborhood, a Bikelash (Atlantic Cities)
- Audi Uses Poor Infrastructure Maintenance to Sell Cars (Transpo Issues Daily)
- What Is "Shovel Ready"? Infrastructurist Evaluates Ideas For the Next Round of Spending
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