- What the Federal Spending Bill Offers for Transit (Roll Call)
- Bill Includes $100M for MD's Purple Line (WaPo)
- Even GOP-Run States Debate Higher Taxes for Infrastructure (Bloomberg)
- Troubles Mount for Uber, Including Lawsuits from L.A., San Francisco (NPR, L.A. Times)
- Is Lyft "Too Cute" to Step Up to the Plate? (NYT)
- Does Amtrak Have Authority to Craft Federal Regulations For Its Trains? (AP, The Economist)
- Austin City Council Votes Today on Funding for 120-Mile Lone Star Rail (KXAN)
- New Orleans Streetcar Named National Historic Landmark (AP)
- NJ Tries to Promote More Ferry Commuting (NJ.com)
- Bethesda, MD, Plans for Better Bike Connections (Bethesda Mag)
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