- House Passes Stimulus Bill in Party Line Vote (NYT)
- More on Nadler's $3 Billion Transit Amendment (Daily Politics, WSJ)
- Why Not Double Transit Portion of Stimulus? (Philly Inquirer)
- Transit Agencies Slammed by Falling Revenues Need Operating Assistance (LA Times via Planetizen)
- John Mica (R - Florida) -- More Rail-Friendly Than Larry Summers (Yglesias)
- What Do New York, Jersey, and Connecticut Have in Their Stim Wish Lists? (MTR)
- City Council Approves Two Anti-Idling Measures (News, City Room)
- South Ferry Station Delay Gives Media Irresistible MTA Metaphors (News, City Room, News, NY1)
- Another Predictable Outcome at MTA Board's Brooklyn Hearing (Post)
- Seattle to Park Bikes Instead of Cars in Some On-Street Spots (Orphan Road via Streetsblog.net)
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