Cool video of Pittsburgh Trolleys from days of yore. How sad they are gone.

The Headlines

• Cannondale explains layoffs (with VIDEO) We are Central PA
• Obama pledges U.S. will lead on climate change Grist
• Obama and the Cities Governing
• Pittsburgh’s East Busway Blog featured in Streetsblog post Streetsblog
• Olmstead designed Vandergrift won’t see roundabout Trib

The Car-nage

• Less Driving Causes Road Deaths Nationwide Fall Sharply in 2008 NYT
• California Woman Who Was Texting While Driving Sentenced Six Years for Gross Vehicular Manslaughter How We Drive
• Car runs through McCandless showroom window, pins worker at desk Trib