- "Wrestlemania" in DC: Metro vs. Congress (WaPo, NYT)
- L.A. Mayor Backs Tax Increase for $120B Transit Proposal (AP)
- New York's MTA Withdraws From APTA (TransitCenter)
- Louisville Looks Forward With Mobility Plan -- But No Light Rail (Broken Sidewalk, WFPL)
- Inspector General Report Says FTA Should Be a Better Watchdog (WaPo)
- The Master Plan for Downtown Vegas (Next City)
- Looking at California's High-Speed Rail as Part of the Big Picture (Silicon Valley Biz Journal)
- Feds, Activists Launch First Distracted Driver Awareness Month (TI News Daily)
- Anchorage Looks to Urbanize (Anchorage Press)
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