- Obama Urges Action on Infrastructure But Fails to Mention High-Speed Rail (The Hill)
- Chicago Mag Sits Down with Post-Cabinet LaHood
- NYC, SF, and Boston Top List of Best U.S. Cities for Public Transit (NRDC Switchboard)
- Why Has Seattle's Transit Score Dropped? (Seattle Times)
- L.A. Times: Bullet Train Will Lead California to Green Future
- $4B in Development Planned Along Texas DART Path (Dallas Morning News)
- Huntington, WV, One of 18 Communities to Get Smart Growth Boost from EPA (Huntington News)
- Going Into Primaries, Shuster Raises Big Money (Roll Call)
- Is Downtown BRT the Best Way to Improve Pittsburgh Transit? (Pittsburgh City Paper)
- Charlotte, NC, Goes for Streetcar Grant (WFAE)
- Atlanta City Council Looks Into Bike-Share (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
- Development Planned Near Shady Grove, MD, Metro Station (Gazette)
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