- Senate Passes Transportation Bill: How They Voted (NYT)
- More Praise for Senate Bill: NRDC, APTA; No Love From CEI
- A Look at John Boehner's Options Now That the Bill's in His Hands (Politico)
- Bipartisan? Comparing the 2012 Bills to Past Transpo Votes (T4America)
- Guide to Senate's Changes to Sidepath Rule and Rec. Trails (BikeLeague)
- Gas Prices Force More People to Take Rural Transit (NPR)
- Transcript of Transpo Web Chat With Brookings' Robert Puentes
- Is the Cyclist Rights Movement Gaining Momentum? (Atlantic Cities)
- Volvo's "Pedestrian Airbag" -- a Good Idea or Bad Idea? (TreeHugger)
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