Apparently retiring downstate Illinois Republican Congressman Ray LaHood will be Secretary of Transportation. Many observers were very surprised; high-speed rail advocates are worried; some bicyclists are tentatively pleased. Advocates, bloggers and journalists will have their hands full today learning all about LaHood and divining what, exactly, this means for Obama’s transportation policy.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.