- Region Faces Biggest Round of Fare and Toll Increases in Decades (NYT)
- Lew Fidler Proposes Zillion $$$ Congestion Pricing Alternative Tonight (Politicker)
- Congress: Funding Amtrak is a Bargain (NYT)
- Residential Parking Permits Would Help Cyclists (Brooklyn Paper)
- Increasing Demand is Likely to Keep Oil Prices High (NYT)
- Climate Change and the Politics of Fear (CityRoom)
- NYPD Apprehends Second Sidewalk Chalk Artist (Brooklyn Paper)
- Personal Happiness and the Public Sphere (NYT Letters)
- Chinese City Imposes Bike Lane Requirements for All New Roads (Planetizen)
- MTA Official Running for Congress Supports Fare Hike (News)
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