- Villaraigosa: I Won't Be Your Next Transportation Secretary (HuffPo, Politico)
- Roundup of Reactions to LaHood's Resignation (Transpo Issues Daily)
- Romney Environmental Advisor Gina McCarthy Could Be the Next EPA Administrator (WaPo)
- Rep. Shuster Reiterates Willingness to Find a Solution to Transpo Funding Crisis (Transport Topics)
- ...Will He Find the $15B Extra Needed to Maintain Infrastructure; $50B More to Improve It? (Press Herald)
- Two Charts to Make the Case for More Infrastructure Spending (ThinkProgress)
- Read This: One Bicycling Advocate Draws Inspiration From MLK's Legacy (Grist/Bicycle Alliance)
- Even in a Context Divorced From Reality, People Irrationally Prefer Cars to Transit (Atlantic Cities)
- Washington DOT in a "Continual" State of Downsizing, Layoffs, and Project Deferral (KIMA-TV)
- Rail Dreams Flourish in the Heartland (Wichita Eagle, Gazette)
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