US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood shows off the new fuel economy label prototype (photo courtesy of US DOT)
President Obama will unveil the 2017-25 fuel economy standards tomorrow — 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. (Detroit News)
A new poll says 59% of New Yorkers approve of the city’s new bike lanes. (New York Daily News)
A commuter rail line linking Milwaukee to the suburbs is officially dead. (Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel)
SEPTA ridership numbers have hit a 22-year high. “Officials credited service improvements, higher gasoline prices, Center City population growth, and a growing use of transit by young adults.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
John Mica says Democrats are to blame for the FAA shutdown; listen below. (The Takeaway)
NY’s MTA wants the city to kick in $250 million for the Second Avenue Subway. (DNA Info)
DC’s Capitol Bikeshare is undergoing a major expansion. (Washington Examiner)
Nissan wants its customers to come up with an official “Leaf wave” — a mobile greeting to identify Leaf drivers and “reservationists.” (Wall Street Journal)
