- Threat of Rail Strike Still Alive As Talks Falter, House GOP Wants to Intervene (WSJ, Journal Star)
- We Haven't Seen the Death of the Congressional Earmark Just Yet (WaPo)
- Private Investors' Demand For Profit Pushed Transit Off the Tappan Zee Bridge (Nyack News & Views)
- World Bank Leader Explains How He Learned to Stop Worrying and Love PPPs (HuffPo)
- Raquel Nelson's Re-Trial Postponed As Judge Refuses to Drop Remaining Charges (Ledger-Enquirer)
- Urban Freeways "Don't Work Like They're Supposed To" -- So Tear Them Down (Salon)
- How the Crackdown on Occupy LA Affected Transportation (LA Streetsblog)
- Amtrak Had a Holiday Weekend to Be Thankful For (Railroad.Net)
- Why Are There Fewer Pedestrian Malls Than There Used to Be? (Governing)
- Michigan Considers Letting Everyone Pay For Transportation Infrastructure, Not Just Users (MLive)
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