Star Tribune Bus rapid transit could be the next big thing in Twin Cities' transit. But it's not clear that what commuters will get -- for years to come -- is what they're being promised. And that's creating a danger of a public relations fiasco. Read On

Greater Greater Washington Montgomery County is barreling blindly down a path to create a huge new pocket of sprawl outside Gaithersburg. Dubbed "Science City," the county envisions 20 million square feet of new biotechnology research and development on 900 acres near Rockville and Gaithersburg. However, as currently proposed, "Science City" is no city. The Board recently rejected two proposals, one to increase its density to something more city-like, and the other to transfer density to a better location. Creating sprawl is familiar and easy, but harmful. Unfortunately, it's the easier and safer choice for the Planning Board. Read On

Daily Journal of Commerce The Lents neighborhood in Southeast Portland has a lot riding on the new MAX green line. One- and two-story buildings dot Lents' barren streets. Some residential side streets aren't even paved. The neighborhood, which has a median income among the lowest in the city, has for years needed considerable redevelopment, said Jess Laventall, president of the Lents Neighborhood Association. Read On

USA Today Riding the rails between downtown and the airport is becoming a reality for more U.S. travelers. With their roadways jammed with cars and shuttles, a growing number of domestic airports are building or have plans for a rail link that will connect passengers from the terminals to regional metro-rail systems, allowing road warriors and vacationers to ditch their cars. Read On

Fort Worth Star Telegram Irving officials are livid that a proposed transfer center for passenger trains from Tarrant and Dallas counties may be moved away from the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport terminal area and onto undeveloped land east of downtown Grapevine.... Read On

Examiner Inefficient, old-fashioned work rules buried within union contracts are one of the reasons public transportation is becoming more expensive and less reliable, according to transit executives... Read On

New York Times Paul Ziemer and Pikkam So traveled to Times Square on Sunday from their home in Inwood, at the northern tip of Manhattan, and allowed their 14-month-old son, Benjamin, to do what few New Yorkers have ever done: Walk safely right down the center of Broadway in the middle of the day Read On

National Journal Series The American population will undergo dramatic demographic changes in the next few decades. The number of senior citizens is projected to swell by 36 percent from 2010 to 2020 as Baby Boomers hit age 65, and minorities are projected to constitute the majority of the total population by 2042, according to a recent report by the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program.