- Distracted pedestrians: still not as dangerous as their driving counterparts (NYT)
- At the Detroit auto show, signs of government control over the industry were plentiful (Newsweek)
- Missouri business and labor groups start a new Transportation Alliance to find solutions to the state's funding crisis (KC Star)
- In Minnesota, a local editorial board questions whether easier federal funding will prove risky for the Central Corridor light rail project (Pioneer Press)
- In Illinois, locals view high-speed rail as an economic and quality-of-life benefit ... (Tribune)
- ... as do their neighbors in Indiana, whose weekend rail rally drew an estimated 800 (News-Sentinel)
- LaHood paid a weekend visit to Colorado to tout stimulus job creation ... (AP)
- ... before hailing Oprah's Monday show on distracted driving (Fast Lane)
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