- Senator Susan Collins Pushes Back Against U.S. DOT Trucker Safety Move (LandLine)
- Supreme Court Appears to Agree Amtrak Didn't Overstep Authority in Regulating Freight (E&E, CQ)
- House Transpo Appropriations Chair Tom Latham Retiring (The Hill)
- Bike Messenger Profession Gets New Life With Amazon Prime Now (TechSpot)
- Settling Soil Halts Attempt to Get Road Tunnel Borer Back Up and Running in Seattle (AP)
- Georgia Gets Serious About Transpo Funding Solutions (Athens Banner-Herald)
- New North Carolina Transpo Plans Includes Road Widenings, Light Rail (News & Observer)
- Michigan, Iowa Governors Consider Changes to Gas Tax (MiNews26, WHOTV13)
- Rep. Jeff Denham Tries Again to Block Federal Funding for California HSR (Record)
- Transit Operators Face Pressure to Go to Work Tired -- And 3/4 Fall Asleep on the Job (Labor Notes)
- Are Buses the Perfect Electric Vehicle? (Co.Exist)
- Cars Kill 7 Times More Animals Than the Fur Industry (Modern Farmer)
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