- Obama: Mayors Are the Ones Who Really Get It (Politico, Fiscal Times)
- Yet Another Transpo Funding Deadline Nears (The Hill)
- DC Plays With New Identity as Hub of Transportation Innovation (WaPo)
- House to Launch Probe of Automated Train Control (The Hill)
- Pope Offers Wise Words on Urban Planning and Transit (WaPo)
- It's More Popular Than Ever to Open Streets to Pedestrians and Cyclists (Next City)
- Hartford Courant: Feds Need to Help Push New Haven-Springfield Amtrak Line
- Grand Rapids to Debut Bike-Share Next Month (Grand Rapids Biz Journal)
- Omaha's Streetcar Plans Get Closer to Reality (Omaha.com)
- Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Detroit (Detroit Free-Press)
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