- Rep. Issa Calls for Investigation of Tightened Fuel Economy Standards (DFP)
- Why It's Time for a Long-Term Transportation Bill (The Hill)
- While Congress Stalls, Feds Have Been Funding Intercity Rail (Transport Politic)
- Gov. Perry Aide Takes Lucrative Post at Texas DOT (Statesman)
- Walkability, Trees Boost Property Values (Grist)
- Where Are We Four Years After the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse? (T4America)
- New Yorkers Preview New Bike Share System (Fox)
- DC Police Need to Brush Up on Bike Laws (WaPo)
- Houston Sees 62 Percent Jump in Bike Commuters (Transpo Nation)
- Infrastructure Spending: If Not Now, When? (HuffPo)
- New Jersey Still Owes Millions for ARC Fiasco (North Jersey)
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