- Transpo Bill Deal Could Be Near, With Student Loan Rates Now in the Mix (Reuters, Bloomberg)
- One Dem Conferee Threatens Not to Sign On in Protest of GOP Tactics (Hill)
- Brookings Institution's Robert Puentes Wants a Deal Done, Still Expects Extension
- First Sustainability Report From Northeast Ohio Org. Shows Costs of Sprawl (Plain Dealer)
- Still Think Gas Prices Are High? (DailyFinance)
- Romney Backer Agrees New Gas Tax Revenues Needed for Transpo Investments (ThinkProgress)
- The Complicated Relationship Between Vehicle Miles Traveled and Growth (Cyclelicio.us)
- Canada: Toronto's Ambitious Transit Plan (Star) Walks a Trail Blazed by Vancouver (Grist)
- Infographic: The Many Benefits of Transit (CreditDonkey via SFgate)
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