U.S. DOT reports that traffic deaths fell to a 55-year low in 2009 as LaHood vows to make more progress (WaPo Blogs)
Brookings' Rob Puentes anticipates the Senate's soon-to-arrive "tri-partisan" motor fuel tax, noting that the devil will be in the details (TNR's The Avenue)
Speaking of that "tri-partisan" climate bill, Boxer admits that while she supports the concept, "Would I rather have my bill? Yes" (MoJo Blog)
LaHood applauds Wyoming, the 20th state to ban texting behind the wheel -- which took the U.S. DOT's flawed sample legislation as a guide for its bill (DOT Press)
L.A.'s ambitious 30/10 transit proposal likely to require significant help from Washington (WSJ)
Eight of the world's most well-traveled high-speed trains, in pictures (HuffPost)
Baltimore could see cuts to its transit aid from the state of Maryland (Balt. Sun)
“In addition to the red light issue, traffic flow sometimes actually increases at lower speeds. The higher the speed, the greater the gaps between vehicles.”
