Today's Headlines

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) Do Metro’s Funding Policies for Bikes Violate State Laws? (Brayj Against the Machine) “Conflicted” Villaraigosa Can’t Vote on Subway to the Sea (Times) Inauguration Crowds … Continued

By Damien Newton

8:55 AM PST 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)
Do Metro’s Funding Policies for Bikes Violate State Laws? (Brayj Against the Machine)
“Conflicted” Villaraigosa Can’t Vote on Subway to the Sea (Times)
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)

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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