- Foxx Warns State DOTs That Funding Could Be Cut Off Soon (The Hill)
- At HUD, Julian Castro Will Take on Obama's Climate Work (National Journal)
- California, Amtrak Back Out of Joint Bid on High-Speed Rail (AP)
- Proposal to Raise Gas Tax Wins Praise From WaPo, NRDC Switchboard
- While Gannett Notes Mixed Opinions, and Forbes Sniffs Out a Gimmick in the Funding Formula
- More Congress Members Could Take a Spin in Driverless Cars (The Hill)
- Honolulu Rail Proceeds with $250M from Feds (Hawaii Reporter)
- Denver Tackles TOD Challenges, Looks to Union Station as Unifier (Denver Post)
- Why is Detroit's Rail Project Moving So Slowly? (Detroit Free Press)
- Dallas, Houston Mark Different Paths With Rail Development (Houston Chron)
- Will Risk-Averse Transit Agencies Take a Chance on D.C. Startup? (WaPo)
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