- House Moves Forward with Bill to Slash High-Speed Rail, Community Development (The Hill, AP)
- Billions Need to Improve Metro North Derailment Area (Stamford Advocate)
- L.A. Times: It's High Time to Ditch the Honor System for Metro Payments
- Coalition for Smarter Growth Shares Tales of the Walkable Lifestyle in D.C. (GGW)
- Labor Groups Demand Local Jobs from Chicago Transit Projects (Next City)
- Brazil Rolls Back Transit Fare Hikes After Widespread Protests (AlJazeera)
- Maryland vs. Virginia: The Gas Price Discrepancy (WaPo)
- Pro-Transit, Anti-Highway Sentiment Gets a Voice in Detroit (Next City)
- The Mathematical Reason Bikes Can Be "Much, Much Safer" Than Cars (Mr. Money Mustache)
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