- Democrats Reluctant to Help Trump Pass Infrastructure Plan (Politico)
- The Competing (and Dubious) Schemes for Baltimore-D.C. High-Speed Rail (City Lab)
- Metro Adds Trips to Pentagon; Other Changes to Arlington Bus Service (Patch)
- Agreement Aims to Halt Gentrification Along Purple Line (Next City)
- Philadelphia Commits to Building Two New Protected Bike Lanes (Inquirer)
- Cleveland Transit Might Need a Tax Hike to Stay Solvent (Plain Dealer)
- SORTA Pitches Tax Hike for More Frequent Bus Service in Cincy (City Beat)
- Houston Is Jealous of Dallas Light Rail? (Houston Press)
- Hawaii City Removes Crosswalks Near Middle School (KHON)
- Elon Musk Can't Defend His Terrible Urban Transport Ideas (Human Transit)
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