- Judge Deals Major Blow to California High Speed Rail (AP)
- Would Transit Agencies Be Better If They Were Non-Profits? (Atlantic Cities)
- Where Boston Mayoral Hopefuls Stand on Development (Boston Globe)
- MD Transit Authority Makes Case for Public-Private Partnership on Purple Line (WaPo)
- Pittsburgh Gains Cred as Top Walking/Biking City (PPS)
- Hybrid/Electric Bus Maker (and Anthony Foxx's Former Employer) Files for Bankruptcy (AP)
- Cycling Movement Gains Momentum Across Texas (Texas Trib)
- Portland Mayor's Office Puts Out Feelers on Carbon Tax (Bike Portland)
- Experts Chat: How Do You Revitalize Urban Cores? (ULI)
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