- NYT: Obama Must Make Transit a Priority
- No Mention of Transit in Obama Address on Economic Recovery (CAHSR Blog via Streetsblog.net)
- Steel Industry Pushing for Transit Projects in Stimulus Package (TPM)
- TLC Wants Taxi-Mounted Cams to Improve Safety of Cabbie Driving (News)
- Street Memorial Project Visits Sites Where Cyclists Were Killed in 2008 (News)
- NYT Recaps Kent Ave Bike Lane Saga
- City Agencies Ordered to Cut Car Fleets By 700 Vehicles (NYT)
- Brennan Center: Albany as Dysfunctional as Ever (News)
- Raise Gas Tax, Says Federal Commission (NY1)
- SF Begins to Study Congestion Pricing Options (NYT)
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