- Obama Touts Vision for American High-Speed Rail (WSJ, NYT, Infrastructurist, Yglesias)
- Squadron Calls for New Red Light Cams at Hazardous Intersections (NY1)
- Parking Meter Prices Shift Higher, to Weiner's Chagrin (Post)
- EDF's Isabelle Silverman on NYC's Idling Crackdown (WNYC)
- Minnesota Highway Expansion Gets $84M in Stimulus Cash (MNDaily)
- Study Quantifies Huge Energy Savings of City Living (Worldchanging)
- With Push from Auto Companies, Interest in 'Eco-Driving' Is Ramping Up (WSJ)
- Car Ownership on the Wane in Washington DC (Beyond DC)
- More Evidence That Transit Is Good for Your Health (Transit Miami via Streetsblog.net)
- MTA Launches Credit Card-Linked Metrocard (News, Post)
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