- Senators Skeptical of Plan to Use Postal Service Funds for Transpo (Nat'l Journal, Bloomberg)
- Joshua Schank: Time to Come Up with 21st-Century Solution for Transpo Funding (NYT)
- LaHood Talks High-Speed Rail With Sac Bee
- Another Report Finds Safer Streets = More Pedestrians (HuffPo)
- Politico Explores Partisan Undercurrents of D.C.'s New Silver Line
- Bill Would Give Cities and Towns More Control of Their Transpo Dollars (T4America)
- Would Baltimore's Proposed Light Rail Be a Catalyst or Dud? (AP)
- Hackathon Aims to Build Transit Guide for Jersey City, Newark (NJ.com)
- Detroit's 27-Mile BRT Still on Track for 2016 Vote (M Live)
- Artist Captures Sprawl From Above (PBS)
- Australia Plays Catch Up on Bike Infrastructure (ABC)
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