- Connecticut Rail Shutdown Could Mean "Carmaggedon" on I-95 (USA Today, Globe, NYT)
- Foxx Is a Shoo-In For Transpo Secretary But He's Not Leaving Anything to Chance (News & Observer)
- Obama Seeks to Further Fast-Track Infrastructure Project Reviews (White House)
DoublingTriplingQuintupling Down on Obama's Infrastructure Bank Idea (TID)- Ways and Means Chair Uses IRS Scandal as Pretext to Push for Tax Reform (The Hill)
- Maryland's 54 Percent Share for Transit Inspires Pennsylvania's Keystone Politics
- Either of LA's Mayoral Candidates Would Continue Villaraigosa's Legacy on Transit and Bicycles (LAT)
- Corporations Use Bike Appeal to Get a Hip Makeover (Good)
- Transportation Workers Are the Most Obese (Gannett)
- Reminder: Scientists Agree Humans Cause Climate Change (WaPo)
- One World Trade Center: The Most Expensive Parking Garage in History (Observer)
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