- Visiting the U.S., Japanese Prime Minister Makes Case for Bullet Train (WSJ)
- DOT to Assist Seven Cities With Transit Projects, Including Indy's BRT (Progressive Railroading, Indy Star)
- House Committee to Take Up Transpo Funding Wednesday (Transport Topics)
- Comparing the "Apples and Oranges" of DC and Boston's Beleaguered Rail Systems (WaPo)
- Shuster Challenger Readies for Primary (The Hill)
- Why Is It Still So Hard to Use Bike Lanes to Traverse Cities? (Next City)
- Maryland Gets New Transit Head as Highway Chief Resigns (Baltimore Sun)
- Just Over Half in Utah Support Tax Hike for Transpo (KSL)
- GGW Charts Walkability by Metro Line in DC
- "Better Buffalo Fund" Targets Mixed Uses, Density (Buffalo Biz First)
- DeCary, Florida Awaits Development Near SunRail (News 13)
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