- Study Looks at Transit's Role in Linking Low-Income Communities to Jobs (Reconnecting America)
- Transit Agencies Work With Employers on Commuter Benefits (Progressive Railroading)
- Kids in Smart Growth Neighborhoods Get More Exercise (Headlines & Global News, Science Daily)
- Indy Lawmakers Spar Over Transit Goals (IBJ)
- Revenue, Ridership Fall for D.C. Metro (WaPo) ... Especially on Weekends (GGW)
- America's First Rural BRT Opens in Colorado (Better Roads)
- The Unlikely Partnership of NRDC and NASCAR (NRDC Switchboard)
- How Hong Kong Offers World-Class Transit Without Breaking the Bank (Atlantic)
- Bike Lanes Added to "Chaotic" Atlanta Strip (11Alive)
- Philly Daily News: Commuters Overwhelmingly Rely on Transit, So Fund It
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