Today’s Headlines
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 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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