- Wisconsin Lawmakers Rebuff Scott Walker's Big-Spending Road Plans (Journal Times)
- Michigan GOP Legislature Raises Gas Tax From 19 Cents to 34 Cents a Gallon (AP, ABC7)
- Washington State Raises Gas Tax 11.9 Cents (Spokesman-Review)
- Bipartisan Plan for $85 Million Transpo Bond Passes in Maine (MPBN)
- Georgia Gas Tax Hike Takes Effect (WALB)
- FRA Enlists Google Maps to Help Make At-Grade Rail Crossings Safer (Wired)
- Journal-Sentinel, BizJournal Gang Up on Milwaukee Transit Union For Going on Strike
- DC: A Hotbed of Transportation Technology Innovation (DCInno)
- The Silver Lining of Seattle's Deep Bore Tunnel: Waterfront Development (CityLab)
- Jaywalking Laws Harm the Poor (Planetizen)
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