- Blumenauer Bill Would Raise Gas Tax By 15 Cents Over Three Years (Portland Trib)
- No Opening Date Yet For DC's Long-Delayed Streetcar (WaPo)
- Where Are Residents Most at Risk of Transit Poverty? (Next City)
- Phoenix Light Rail Ridership Broke Record During Super Bowl (The Hill)
- Maryland Gov Hogan Wants to Repeal Automatic Gas Tax Hikes (Roll Call)
- Social Media Holds Transit Agencies Accountable (Governing)
- James Robertson's Viral Story Affirms Need for Detroit Transit Revolution (Detroit Free-Press)
- Will a Streetcar Benefit Milwaukee's Poorest Neighborhood? (Urban Milwaukee)
- How Germany Beats the U.S. in Toppling Car Dependence (City Lab)
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