- Parsing Obama's LaHood Roll-out: Good Signs for Transit; Bad Omens for Bikes (GGW, Yglesias)
- Does LaHood as Transpo Sec Give James Oberstar More Juice? (WSJ)
- It's Highway Lobby vs. Green Transpo Advocates as Stimulus Bill Takes Shape (Globe)
- Why Cities Should Invest in BRT (Natl Journal)
- Obama on Carmaker Bailout: 'A Necessary Step' (Politico)
- Neal Peirce: Best Trend of 2008 -- Public Spaces Matter Again (Citiwire)
- Council Member James Vacca Pushes Bill to Require Photo Evidence of Parking Violations (NYT)
- Bloomberg Talks MTA Finance in Weekly Address (NY1)
- Wonkster Tries to Measure Whether Bus Bulbs Have Made Broadway Buses Faster
- How to Get Better Bike-Ped Info Included in Navigable Maps (On Two Wheels via Streetsblog.net)
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