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Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EST on January 22, 2013

    • In Inaugural Speech, Obama Pledges Action on Cities, Infrastructure, Climate (Next City, Transpo Nation)
    • Can Obama Really Do Anything on Climate Change? (WaPo)
    • How DC's Metro Handled the Inauguration Throngs: Intent (HuffPo) vs. Reality (AP)
    • House Transportation Committee Gets to Work This Week (The Hill)
    • On MLK Day, Reflecting on Transportation Apartheid (and What to Do About It) (Op-Ed News)
    • LaHood Still Evasive About His Future (Daily Beast)
    • The Senate Might Actually Pass a Budget -- And Everything Else Could Fall Into Place (WaPo)
    • The Road-Spending Deficit Is Even Worse For States and Cities Than For Feds (CPA Practice Advisor)
    • AIRMIKA: Automotive Black Box Evidence Should Be Made Public to Promote Safety (The Hill)
    • If You're Going to Have Urban Freeways, They Must Include Transit (Streets.MN)
    • Google Bicycle Directions Can't Recognize Bike Boulevards (Cyclelicio.us)
    • Hands-Free Text Messages Still Make For Dangerous Driving (Atlantic Cities)
    • Is Congestion Pricing as Effective at Reducing VMT as Congestion Is? (Road Pricing)

And... Streetsblog Chicago launches today! Check it out.

Tanya Snyder
Tanya became Streetsblog's Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radio’s Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.

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