- Foxx Touts Environmental Benefits of Obama's Transpo Bill (Fast Lane)
- Mobilizing the Region Breaks it Down: MAP-21 vs. GROW AMERICA
- Senate Panel's THUD Bill Sets Up Clash With House (The Hill)
- Congressmen in Chicago Attack Transit Discrimination in Federal Tax Code (Crain's)
- DOT Gives Out $123.5M for Passenger Ferry Projects (Marine Log)
- Study: Who Attempts to Drive Less in New England? (Phys.org)
- Next City Tracks City Sprawl, in GIF Form
- Austin's Rail Project Merges Streetcar, Light Rail (City Lab)
- Streets MN Tempers Jeff Speck's Message on Bike Lanes and Walkability
- Wisconsin Considers Long-Term Transpo Funding Solutions (Better Roads)
- Will Bike Lanes Stay or Go in Downtown Boise? (Idaho Statesman)
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