- Will Obama Fight Sprawl With His Housing Policy? (Grist)
- EPA to Limit Carbon Emissions from Trucks... (Reuters)
- ...Just As U.S Chamber Sues Over Greenhouse Gas "Endangerment" Finding (NYT)
- Landmark Study Offers Clues About NYC Pedestrian Deaths (NYT, Streetsblog NYC)
- Meanwhile, Bloomberg Says Hundreds of New Traffic Signals Will Improve Safety (AP)
- Buckle Up: Feds Pitch Plan to Require Seat Belts on Motor Coach Buses (UPI, Fast Lane)
- White House Aims to Curb Oil Drilling Permits in Wake of Spill (FT)
- High-Speed Rail Applications Surge (Reuters)
- Wisconsin Gov Hopeful Hates Rail So Much He'd Give Back $810 Million to Feds (AP)
- There's No Such Thing as Free Parking (NYT)
- Villaraigosa: We Need a Bicycle Helmet Law for People Over 18 (LA Weekly)
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