- Why USDOT’s Transit Funding Rule Doesn’t Work and What Could Fix It (Slate)
- Boehner: GOP Will Tack Keystone Pipeline Onto Transportation Bill (Hill)
- Gov. Brown: Cap and Trade Fees Will Fund HSR in California (SacBee)
- Why Conservatives Should Be All Over Smart Growth (Switchboard)
- Millennials: Affordable Urban Living Is Hard to Find (GGW)
- The Reason Foundation Makes the Case for More People Using Transit
- USDOT Releases Guide to a Year’s Worth of Transportation Statistics (TransportGooru)
- FL Governor Offered a Deal for HSR? That’s News to LaHood (Hill)
- Lawyers: Anti-Transit Actions of Toronto Mayor Are Illegal (The Star)
- It's ‘Safer Than a Sofa’ and Other Lessons From World’s Great Cities for Bicycling (Grist)
- Salon Curates a Stunning Collection of 19th Century Rail Advertisements in the USA
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