- Federal transit regulators are investigating possible safety flaws in the foundations that are to hold up a major new rail extension in the D.C. area (WashPost)
- Republicans still seeking consensus for plan to direct unspent stimulus money to transportation (WSJ)
- Sen. Feinstein supports using unspent financial bailout money to seed a National Infrastructure Bank (CQ Transcripts - see middle of page)
- Technology that disables cell phones in moving cars -- as opposed to promotion of hands-free devices -- is gaining traction as a strategy to combat distracted driving (NYT)
- A plea from Pennsylvania to the feds: Approve tolls on I-80 and help the state avoid a funding crisis (Inquirer)
- Maryland signs with a private company to manage Baltimore's port (WashPost)
(ed. note. Streetsblog Capitol Hill will be on a light publishing schedule today, but resume regular updates tomorrow.)