- McConnell and Boxer Release Bill Just in Time to Get It Shot Down -- For Now (National Journal, Politico)
- Bill Proposes Selling Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Assumes 90% Rise in Oil Prices (The Hill)
- Here Are the Other Pay-Fors in the McConnell-Boxer Bill (The Hill)
- Foxx: Failure to Build Tunnel Under the Hudson "Almost Criminal" (Capital New York)
- Maryland Officials Searching for a Lower-Cost Alternative to the Red Line (WBAL)
- Rhode Island Gov Ousts Top Transportation Officials (AP)
- Flooding Reveals Vulnerabilities in California Bridges (AP)
- Motor City Has 170 Miles of Bike Lanes (Model D)
- The Suburban Office Park Is Joining the Shopping Mall in the Junk Heap of Architectural History (WaPo)
- Low-Density Zoning Makes Public Education an Asset of the Wealthy (District Measured, Vox)
- Mileage-Based User Fees Won't Work If You Don't Plan for Inflation (Tax Justice)
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