- Study: Walkable Neighborhoods Cut Obesity, Diabetes 10 Percent (NYT)
- Opening Date for Cincinnati Streetcar Set for This Fall (WMUB)
- Milwaukee Area Planners Predict BRT Will Attract an Additional 9,000 Riders (Wauwatoosa Now)
- Twin Cities Light Rail Plan in Doubt After State Punted on Funding (Star Tribune)
- Gainsville Sun to FDOT: Don't Expand Underperforming, Sprawl-Inducing Toll Road
- Business Owners in San Diego Up in Arms Over Bike Lane Plan That Would Reduce Parking (CBS 8)
- The Stranger: Seattle Betrays Cyclists by Ignoring Dangerous Streets
- Salt Lake City Changing Zoning to Promote Streetcar Ridership (Tribune)
- Racial Divide Over Wake County's Transit Plans (Indy Week)
- Forbes Writer Compares Light Rail to Landlines
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