- Climate Bill Voted Down (Grist, Carbon Tax Blog)
- High Price of Oil-Based Asphalt Delays Paving Projects (USA Today)
- Rural Areas Reeling From High Fuel Prices (NYT)
- Daily News Blasts MTA Bigs, State Pols Over Prospect of Another Fare Hike
- Power Outage Snags Brooklyn Subways (Sun, AMNY)
- Q & A With Former Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa (NYT Magazine)
- Planners Want to Create Downtown Life on Long Island (NYT)
- Rockland County Company Encourages Cycling to Work (Journal News)
- Finalists Selected for West Side Boulevard Project (Post)
- City Talks Up New BRT Route at Bronx Community Boards (MTR)
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