Today’s Headlines

  • Parsing Obama’s LaHood Roll-out: Good Signs for Transit; Bad Omens for Bikes (GGW, Yglesias)
  • Does LaHood as Transpo Sec Give James Oberstar More Juice? (WSJ)
  • It’s Highway Lobby vs. Green Transpo Advocates as Stimulus Bill Takes Shape (Globe)
  • Why Cities Should Invest in BRT (Natl Journal)
  • Obama on Carmaker Bailout: ‘A Necessary Step’ (Politico)
  • Neal Peirce: Best Trend of 2008 — Public Spaces Matter Again (Citiwire)
  • Council Member James Vacca Pushes Bill to Require Photo Evidence of Parking Violations (NYT)
  • Bloomberg Talks MTA Finance in Weekly Address (NY1)
  • Wonkster Tries to Measure Whether Bus Bulbs Have Made Broadway Buses Faster
  • How to Get Better Bike-Ped Info Included in Navigable Maps (On Two Wheels via Streetsblog.net)