- U.S. DOT Proposes Easing Rules for Transit Projects That Get Private Financing (Route Fifty)
- Trump and Congressional Budget Cuts Threaten LA Subway Expansion Before 2028 Olympics (KPCC)
- Parking Became Cheaper Than Transit, So Austin Community College Students Stopped Taking the Bus (Monitor)
- Philly Breaks Ground on Its First One-Way Protected Bike Lane in University City (Curbed, Philly Voice)
- Meanwhile, Elsewhere in Philly: Anti-Bike Lane Cranks Out in Full Force (Philly.com, Philadelphia Mag)
- Columnist Flies to Denver, Takes Rail, Is Convinced Norfolk Needs Airport Light Rail (Virginian-Pilot)
- Lyft: Official Car Service of Amtrak (TechCrunch, Verge, Engadget)
- Former Bush Official Now Serving Up Some Hyperloop Kool-Aid (Baltimore Sun)
- Honolulu Mayor Signs "Distracted Walking" Ban, Earning Mockery From The Onion
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