- Seattle's $930 Million Transportation Levy Will Get the Votes to Pass (Seattle Times)
- House Rejects Amendment to Allow Heavier Trucks (The Hill)
- Boulder's NIMBY Ballot Measure "Goes Down in Flames" (Daily Camera)
- Texas Votes Overwhelmingly to Approve Sales Tax to Pay for "Free" Highways (KERA News)
- Utah's Prop 1 Sales Tax for Transportation Failed (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Lots of Floor Votes Expected on 280 Amendments to House Transpo Bill (The Hill)
- Lyft Launches Ad Campaign Promoting Itself as Last-Mile Solution
- CityLab: Even on 20 MPH Streets, Design Matters
- Texas Driver Who "Looked Away" Not Faulted for Killing Cyclist Riding for Veterans (Amarillo.com)
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