- The transportation security fallout from Christmas Day plane-bombing attempt (NYT)
- Transit saw a 3.8 percent drop in ridership during the first 9 months of 2009 ... (NYT Blogs)
- ... but not in San Francisco (SF Gate)
- Siemens among the manufacturers poised to drive a future U.S. high-speed rail boom (Reuters)
- While the Obama administration pushes for new rail safety rules, D.C.'s local transit overseers continue to take a lax approach (WaPo)
- New York, Pennsylvania, and other transit-rich states could see a drop in federal representation, according to new Census estimates (CNN Money)
- Price of polluting falls after lackluster Copenhagen outcome (WSJ Blogs)
- Business columnist Wessel: Harsh economic realities could push gas tax higher on the Washington agenda (WSJ)
- New omnibus spending bill has lots of help for metro areas (TNR's Avenue)
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