- Why Cleveland Won't Get Much Back From the RNC (Slate)
- GOP Delegates Split on Climate Change (Scientific American)
- Congress Has a Month to Sign Off on Funding for Maryland's Purple Line (WaPo)
- Minneapolis Light Rail Clears Milestone But Still Lacks Funds (StarTrib)
- Feds Greenlight BRT for Stretch of Historic Route 66 (AP)
- Can Nashville Be the Transit Model for Sun Belt Cities? (Gov Tech)
- Feds Clear Way for New England Rail Investments (Railway Tech)
- Vote Stalls on Detroit Area's 20-Year Transit Plan (Detroit Free Press)
- Chicago Trib: More Trains Would Be a Lifeline for South Side's Transit Desert
- A Houston Commuter Line Could Come Back to Life (Houston Chron)
- New Orleans Starts Bike-Share Talks with New York's Social Bicycles (Advocate)
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