- Obama: Let's Use $2B in Oil and Gas Revenues to Get the Country Off Oil and Gas (NYT)
- Senate Transpo Bill Fully Funds MAP-21 Except For One Key Part (Transpo Issues Daily)
- Economist Special Report: Deteriorating U.S. Infrastructure Catalyzes Fresh Thinking
- Gov. Scott Walker Is Considering a White House Bid (WaPo)
- Ten Reasons to Be Optimistic About LA's Transportation Future (LAT)
- Daily Caller Whips Up Anti-Gas Tax Sentiment As More States Plan Increases (Oakland Press)
- Connecticut Considers Vulnerable Users Bill, Border Tolls (Hartford Courant)
- Minnesota Gov. Plan to Triple Transit Sales Tax Will Earn Less Than Plan Doubling It (F&C)
- AAA Chapter Opposes MD Transpo Plan Because It Makes Motorists Pay For Transit (WUSA9)
- A Reality Check For That Fantasy High-Speed Rail Map (Slate)
- Cars in the U.S. Are Getting More Fuel Efficient But Still Have a Long Way to Go (WaPo)
- Freakonomics Radio Talks to Donald Shoup About the Ever-Higher Cost of Free Parking
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