- Eno Center for Transpo's Joshua Schank Has Four Ideas for Greater Federal Involvement
- State Transpo Officials Are Getting Impatient With Lack of Transpo Bill (Hill)
- While Illinois Hits Its Borrowing Cap (AP/CBS), Vermont Spending Hits Record High (VPR)
- Baucus: It'll Be a While Before the Next Five-Year Reauthorization (TranspoNation)
- Feds Shut Down 26 Curbside Intercity Bus Lines; LaHood Calls It "Just the Beginning" (WTOP)
- Is San Francisco Magazine's Bicyclist Survey Entrapment? (Cyclelicious)
- A Recap of the Good and Bad News From This Year's Bike-Friendliness Rankings (LAB)
- Parking Cash-Out Is Not a New Idea, But Bicycle Valet Parking Might Be (EcoMan)
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