- If California Is Going to Get Serious About Climate, It Will Need to Discourage Car Use (Vox)
- Philly's Local Politicians Should Not Get Veto Power Over Street Safety Fixes With Citywide Benefits (Metro)
- New Orleans Mayor, RTA Defend Streetcar Extension After Advocates Question If It Helps Workers (Advocate)
- With Trump's Signature, WMATA Safety Oversight Now Back in the Hands of Local Watchdog (WaPo, WTOP)
- After Fire Marshal Puts Brakes on Speed Humps, Anchorage Shifts to Speed Cushions (Alaska Dispatch News)
- Tampa-Area MPO Considers Vision Zero Policy, Including Narrower Lanes and More Enforcement (TB Times)
- Wider Highways Coming to I-65 South of Birmingham (Biz Journal), Planned for Fairfax County, VA (WTOP)
- Why Wait? Florida DOT Widens Road Now to Pave Way for Suburban Sprawl Traffic Later (TCPalm)
- The Conservative Case for Raising the Gas Tax (Urban Milwaukee)
- Underwater Parking Garages Are the Last Transportation Idea Boston Should Borrow From Amsterdam (Globe)
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