- Though GOP Seems to be Warming to Gas Tax Increase, There's Still Reluctance (The Hill, WaPo)
- Study Finds Link Between Cheap Gas and Highway Fatalities (HuffPo)
- Could Boston Handle the Olympics? (Boston Globe)
- L.A. Times: Future Generations Need the Bullet Train
- In Atlanta, a Racial Divide Between the City and the Suburbs (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- 24 Private Companies Vie to Run L.A. Streetcar (Curbed LA)
- Pressure Mounts for Minneapolis Board to Drop Objections to Light Rail (Minn Post)
- In Cincinnati, Tesla-Based Ridesharing Company Takes on Uber (Cincinnati Biz Journal)
- New Hampshire Governor Stresses Need for Commuter Rail to Boston (AP)
- When Are Public-Private Partnerships the Right Fit? (GGW)
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