- Rep. Paul Ryan Schedules June Hearing on Transpo Funding (The Hill)
- Google's New Sidewalk Labs Works on "Urban Solutions"; Here's the Competition (NYT, Green Biz)
- New York Times Special Section Focuses on Transportation Innovations
- Bill Emerges to Gradually Eliminate Federal Gas Tax (Transport Topics, The Hill)
- Meanwhile, Red States Warm to Gas Tax Hikes (Forbes)
- Former FRA Head Szabo Named Director of Chicago Planning Agency (Progressive Railroading)
- Maryland's Purple Line Advocates Send an Invite to Gov. Hogan (Baltimore Sun)
- Safety Requirements Could Derail Amtrak's Southwest Chief Route (Santa Fe New Mexican)
- Should Streetcars Be Funded By Their Beneficiaries? (Urban Land)
- Tampa's Political Heavyweights on Board With Transit Tax Referendum (TBO)
- Phoenix Rethinks Sprawl (The Week)
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