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Obama References Energy, Climate, Roads, Bridges, and Cars in Inaugural Address (Grist) CBO: Highway Projects Not So ‘Shovel-Ready’ After All (Bloomberg via Ryan Avent) NRDC: Transit-Poor Stimulus Bill ‘Indefensible’ (HuffPo) Inauguration Crowds Strain DC Metro System (WSJ) Ray LaHood’s Confirmation Hearing Is Today (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net) A Conversation with Janette Sadik-Khan, en Español (Streetfilms) … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:11 AM EST on January 21, 2009

Obama References Energy, Climate, Roads, Bridges, and Cars in Inaugural Address (Grist)
CBO: Highway Projects Not So ‘Shovel-Ready’ After All (Bloomberg via Ryan Avent)
NRDC: Transit-Poor Stimulus Bill ‘Indefensible’ (HuffPo)
Inauguration Crowds Strain DC Metro System (WSJ)
Ray LaHood’s Confirmation Hearing Is Today (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
A Conversation with Janette Sadik-Khan, en Español (Streetfilms)
Miami Rolling Out New Bike Initiatives at Rapid Clip (Miami Herald via Planetizen)
TA: DOT, Sanitation Must Clear Snow and Ice from Bridge Bike Paths (Post)
Cyclist Killed by Truck in Quebec Town; Officials Crack Down on Cycling (Montreal Gazette)
Queens Residents Take Turn to Sound Off on MTA Cuts (Post)

Ben Fried

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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