- Obama Pledges Action on Climate Change in State of the Union (Grist)
- Shuster to Speak at "Let's Rebuild America" Summit Today (The Hill)
- Outgoing LaHood Praises Obama's Attention to Passenger Rail (Politico)
- Why LaHood Turned Out to Be the Right Pick After All (Reuters)
- Members Confirmed for Senate Transportation Subcommittee (Transpo Issues Daily)
- Mica Aims Again at His Favorite Target: Amtrak (The Hill)
- The Two Sides of Federal Transpo Debate: Reformers and Devolutionists (Transpo Issues Daily)
- Virginia Seems Closer to Compromise on Transpo Bill (WaPo)
- Lawmakers, Not Voters, May Approve Gas Tax Increase in Washington State (Seattle Times)
- Plan for "XPress West" Train Slow to Leave the Station (Las Vegas Review-Journal, Vegas Inc.)
- Building Better Bike Lanes Through the Green Lane Project (Atlantic Cities)
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