The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is seeking steep toll and fare increases — making PATH trains more expensive than the NYC subway, and substantially increasing the cost of Hudson River crossings. (WNYC)

Staten Islanders are pushing for a rail link to NJ as part of the Bayonne Bridge rebuild; Port Authority officials remain noncommittal. (Star-Ledger)

New Jersey’s Morris County is studying whether or not it can re-establish commuter rail service along a freight line. “Traffic on Route 23 is absolutely horrendous and getting worse,” said one official. “Rail service along this line could help alleviate the congestion.”(Star-Ledger)

Will there finally be regional transit cooperation in Detroit? Area officials are looking at extending that city’s planned light rail line out to the suburbs. (Detroit Free Press)

Two new light rail lines opened in Salt Lake City — ahead of schedule and under budget — but the Utah Transit Authority says it must simultaneously cut bus service by 10% (Salt Lake Tribune). Utah newspapers weigh in: The Deseret News writes that the opening of the TRAX lines represents a transit success story; The Salt Lake Tribune says the lines don’t do enough for people living within Salt Lake City proper — and don’t help mitigate sprawl.

Residents in a historically black community of Virginia’s Fairfax County are fighting a proposal to widen one of the major roads in their neighborhood. (WAMU)

There are fewer qualified truckers on the road — and now shipping loads are increasing, there could be a driver shortage. (Marketplace)

The former head of the Democratic National Committee is working on a deal to produce electric and hybrid cars in China. (Washington Post)

Taking one of Heathrow Airport’s pod cars out for a spin — or, rather, it takes you. (New York Times)