- How Does Transit Affect a City's Affordability? (City Lab, NRDC Switchboard)
- Grand Rapids Waits for Economic Boon From New BRT (Grand Rapids Press)
- Cleveland Has Seen $5.5B+ in Transit-Oriented Development in Two Years (Progressive Railroading)
- Will GOP's Uber Support Attract Young Voters? (The Hill)
- Dallas Eyes BRT Instead of Rail for Cotton Belt (Dallas News)
- D.C.'s Silver Line Could Create "New Kind of City" With Tysons (Vox)
- Ohio Looks to Private Sponsorships to Fund Infrastructure (Ideastream)
- Twin Cities to Host "Railvolution" Next Month (Pioneer Press)
- Why Does One Blocked Bike Lane Matter? (Philly Daily News)
- China's Deja Vu Designs Replicate America's Mistakes (Curbed)
- Need for Sidewalks Grows in Nashville (Tennessean)
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