- Bills to limit distracted driving poised for momentum in 2010 (NYT)
- A preview of what the year holds for transportation news (Daily Herald)
- An editorial on the toll that transit cuts take in Baton Rouge (Advocate)
- Minnesota's Central Corridor transit extension at the top of state's agenda this year (Star Trib)
- Detroit is closer than ever to achieving its local dream of light rail (Citizen)
- Pennsylvania awaiting a verdict on I-80 tolling and other big transport decisions (Trib-Review)
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