Modern streetcars are long-term vision for Broward County travel (Sun Sentinel)--but will it be a hard sell in an area where residents are "car crazed?"

Indiana officials lure Chinese automakers to town to try to boost local auto parts manufacturers--and to continue Indy's bid to become an electric vehicle hub (Indianapolis Star)

In New York, bus drivers take two months' paid leave--after being spat upon (WNYC)

Leave your car at the gate: South Carolina developers plan a bicycle-only subdivision (The Item, Sumter, SC)

Meanwhile, across the border in North Carolina, Charlotte's light rail line is underfunded and likely to be shortened (The Transport Politic)

Pennsylvania doesn't make the grade: state gets a D-minus for roads and transit -- while watching construction costs increase 80% in five years (Altoona Mirror)

It might get worse:  there's a shortage on an essential ingredient for those nice yellow road stripes.  (The Takeaway)