- John Tory Elected Mayor of Toronto, Promising Transit Will Be Top Priority (Star, BusinessWeek)
- Governing Examines Ballot Initiatives in Louisiana, Maryland and Wisconsin
- T4America Slams Texas Highway Money Grab
- Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Ridership Hits Record High, Overall Ridership Up
- NYC Mayor de Blasio Signs Speed Limit Bill, 25 Is Default Throughout City (Streetsblog NYC)
- The Twin Cities' Green Line Is About Much More Than Travel Time and Ridership (GGW)
- Don't Believe Uber's Claim That Drivers Make $90,766 (Slate)
- Will Low Gas Prices Muffle the Urgency of Finding Alternatives to Oil? (Grist, The Hill)
- FiveThirtyEight Tried to Figure Out Which Data Point to Use to Measure Driver Badness
- Apple Wants You to Start Paying Your Transit Fare With Your iPhone (Cult of Mac)
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