Today’s Headlines
- MTA Nominee Is 'No Transportation Expert' (NYT, Metro)
- Working Poor Would Suffer Most From Transit Hikes (News)
- Driver Charged With Homicide in Cyclist Death (AMNY, News, NYT)
- SUV Driver Kills Infant in Stroller; 'No Criminality Suspected' (Post, News, Newsday)
- State Senator Sabini Pleads Not Guilty to DWI (NYT, Daily Politics)
- Cab Drivers to Strike Monday (Post)
- Oil Hits Record $90 a Barrel (AP)
- Car Condos: the Logical Next Step (LA Times)
- Secretary Peters Likes San Fran's Congestion Program (Planetizen)
- Towns Look for Ways to Boost Bike Commuting (Democrat and Chronicle)
- Lessons From a Summer of Cycling (Brooklyn Paper)
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