- Washington D.C. Metro getting close to the safety backup regulators say it needs (MyFoxDC)
- U.S. DOT gets 278 applications for an $8 billion high-speed rail pot (AFP)
- A prominent editorial board tells Obama: Stop blocking Oberstar's transpo bill (CSM)
- The lowdown on a bad scene at yesterday's Senate enviro committee hearing (Grist)
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