Photos by Suzan Tobin.

No to new roads: Friends of the Earth has launched a campaign to keep roads out of the upcoming federal stimulus. “The road-building lobby is attempting to hijack [the stimulus] bill and divert billions of dollars to the construction of new, unnecessary roads, highways and bridges that would deepen our nation’s dependence on oil and increase greenhouse gas emissions,” they write.

Yes to high-speed rail: You probably saw this Monday, but USDOT is talking to contractors about designing a new high-speed Northeast Corridor rail link. Congress funded the study (but not yet the line itself) in October. Via DCist.

No to a Shell: Tomorrow at 1 pm, DDOT’s Public Space Committee will consider the proposed Shell gas station at 14th and Maryland, NE. Right near the revitalizing H Street corridor, that major corner should have some retail or apartments, not a gas station. The hearing is at 1 pm, 941 North Capitol St, 7th Floor. Via Frozen Tropics.

Convert those garages into cafes: Suzan Tobin suggests in Planning Magazine that suburbs can become mixed-use quite easily, by legalizing accessory retail, like cafes, bookstores, or flower shops in the garages of today’s houses.

Driving makes you fat: So says a new study by University of Tennessee and Rutgers researchers, reports Jalopnik. Tip: Joel.

How about one at DC USA? Check out this amazing bike parking system in Japan. Via BoingBoing; tip: Alex.