- Patchwork Fixes for Transpo Funding Are Just Business as Usual Now (McClatchy)
- Congress's Proposals Get Attacked From All Sides (The Hill)
- How Highways and Railroads Created Racial Divides in U.S. Cities (WaPo)
- DC Metro to Go Under Congressional Scrutiny Again (Roll Call)
- NYT: Limiting Uber and Lyft Won't Solve Congestion
- Ambitious Idea for Transit Village in East Oakland Goes Off Track (SF Chronicle)
- Will the Money Be There to Build the Purple Line in Maryland? (WaPo)
- Minneapolis Relaxes Parking Rules to Bring More Affordable Housing (Next City)
- Utah Gives Incentives for Biking to Rail Stations (Planetizen)
- Atlanta Hopes for TIGER Grant to Expand Streetcar (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
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