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U.S. Needs Long Term Vision for Stimulus Spending on Transpo Infrastructure (Bloomberg) Oberstar: Transit Pushed Aside for Tax Cuts in Stimulus Bill (TPM) House Stimulus Bill Would Give CA $2.8B for Roads, $950M for Transit (LA Times) Schwarzenegger lobbies DC for CA Tailpipe Restrictions, Enviros Thrilled (NY Times) Chronicle Editorial Supports Gov’s Bid to Enforce … Continued

Superior Court Judge Peter J. Busch has just denied the city's request to remove the eastbound Market Street bike lane and concrete barrier at Octavia Boulevard. 

Amber Hasselbring is the instigator of a lovely effort in San Francisco’s Mission District, aptly named the Mission Greenbelt Project.

LaHood Gets Softball Questions at Confirmation Hearing (WaPo, NYT, AP) Senate Coalition to Push for More Transit Funding in Stimulus Bill (Open Left) CA High Speed Rail Chair Calls for Better Commuter Rail at Transpo Forum (NL Times) Schwarzenegger Asks Obama for Tougher Tailpipe Emissions Restrictions (SF Gate) SFO Launches “Green” Rental Car Program, Incentives … Continued

Stimulus Hopes Fading for Public Transit and High Speed Rail (NYT) Commuter Benefits Law Takes Effect (SF Gate) Muni Fare Collections Are Up (SF Gate via N-Judah Chronicles) But Not on the Culture Bus (SF Gate) Peaceful BART Shooting Protest (CBS 5) Big Turnout for MLK Day Freedom Trains (ABC 7) Gag Order Lifted for … Continued

In honor of Martin Luther King's birthday, groups around the country are heeding President-elect Obama's call for a National Day of Service.  

Did Obama Team, Democrats Make Deal to Trim Stimulus Money for Public Transit? (Grist) Mayors Worried Stimulus Money Won’t Reach Cities (Reuters) State Controller says Special Election May Be Needed to Break Budget Impasse (SF Gate) Debate Continues Over Schwarzenegger Proposal to Gut CEQA (Merc) Federal Judge Blocks Oil and Gas Leases Near National Parks … Continued

The Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Independent Living Resource Center and the Senior Action Network launched a new campaign with Supervisor Carmen Chu today to draw attention to illegal sidewalk parking, which is rampant in District 4.  Sidewalks are for Everyone (SAFE) kicked it off with a walking tour of the Sunset, pointing out the numerous dangers not necessarily obvious to able pedestrians, let alone vehicle owners.

Transportation Gets Less Than Expected in Federal Stimulus Bill (WSJ) Details of the Transportation Segment Reviewed (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net) Governors Unhappy Bill Doesn’t Give More to Road Projects (Politico) Former BART Officer Pleads “Not-Guilty” in Shooting of Oscar Grant (SF Chronicle)  Caltrans to Pay $7 Million to Transit for Right to Add Carpool Lanes … Continued