Today’s Headlines

  • 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)