- Feds Sign Off on Maryland's Purple Line (GGW)
- WaPo Column Warns Against Misguided Optimism on Rising Transit Ridership Numbers
- Walkability Trending in Texas (Texas Trib)
- NJ Mayors Join in Push for Light Rail Extension (RT&S)
- Central Tennessee to See Its First TOD (Nashville Post)
- Denver Breaks Ground on North Metro Commuter Rail (Denver Biz Journal)
- Cincinnati Mayor on Board for Buses, Bikes, But Tepid on Other Transit (Cincy Biz Blog)
- Atlanta-Area County Without Public Transpo Could Join MARTA (AJC)
- A Lesson from D.C. on How to Avoid the Business/Bike Lane Standoff (People for Bikes)
- American Lung Association Pushes for a Walkable, Bikeable San Joaquin Valley (KERO-TV)
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