- There's a Slew of Vacancies in Top U.S. Transpo Positions (The Hill)
- New FRA Head Gets High Marks from Congress (WaPo)
- Construction Begins on Downtown Chicago BRT (Sun Times)
- 12 Studies That Confirm the Economic Value of Adding Bike Lanes (City Lab)
- GGW: With Streetcar Plans in Doubt, New DC Mayor Needs to Commit to Transit
- How Utah Lawmakers Managed to Raise the Gas Tax (Salt Lake Trib)
- Hoosier State Amtrak Line Gets Short-Term Extension (Indiana Public Radio)
- Transit Funding a Flashpoint for Michigan Ballot Proposal (M Live)
- New Orleans-to-Orlando Rail Could Be Restored (News Herald)
- New Book Explores the Origins and Applications of "Tactical Urbanism" (Next City)
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