- Privatizing Amtrak Is Part of Romney's Plan to Control Spending (Mitt Romney)
- Romney Leads in New Poll (CBS)
- Utah Lawmakers Want to Eliminate Federal Gas Tax, Leave It to the States (Standard-Examiner)
- Despite Congressional Efforts to Kill It, Chicago-to-Detroit Rail Goes Full Steam Ahead (Business Wire)
- Repeated SAFETEA-LU Extensions Could Downgrade GARVEE Bonds (Business Wire)
- Fareed Zakaria Pushes Obama to Create Lots of Crappy, Low-Paying Infrastructure Jobs (WaPo)
- EPA Dedicates $1.5 Million to Helping 125 Communities With Smart Growth
- When You Drive Alone You Drive With Three-Quarters of the Country (Bike League, ACS)
- The Built Environment Has Made Us Sedentary -- And Sick (World News)
- How to Redesign Transportation For a 7-Billion-Person Planet (Treehugger)
- Poll: Californians Ready to Kill High-Speed Rail (Sac Bee)
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