- Obama Signs Stopgap Transpo Extension, While Scolding Congress (The Hill, AP)
- Deal Reached to Preserve Chicago-Indy Rail (Chicago Sun-Times)
- NYT: Move Beyond the Gas Tax With Mileage-Based Fees
- Chicago Burbs Aim for More Walkable Development (Chicago Trib)
- How Can the Bay Area Unify Its Disjointed Transit Network? (NYT)
- NJ Transit Racks Up Big Bills Due to Delays (NYT)
- SF to Luxury Developers: Pitch in for Transit (CityLab)
- A People’s History of the Recent Urban Transportation Revolution (Next City)
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