Today’s Headlines
- Straphangers Campaign: Growth in Bus Ridership Outpacing Service Increases (NYT, Post, Crain's)
- Members of Congress Don't Want Public to Think They're Ignoring Gas Prices (NYT)
- Graphing the Decline in U.S. VMT (Gristmill)
- DC's Transpo Policies Attract Ire of Suburban Car Commuters (WaPo)
- NJ May Fund Turnpike Expansion By Privatizing New Lanes (NYT)
- What Are the Elements of a Well-Used Bike Network? (Planetizen)
- New Plan Would Keep Traffic Out of Downtown Brooklyn Park (Brooklyn Paper)
- NYU's Buses, Unlike Ikea's, Don't Allow Just Anyone to Ride (VentriloquismNYC)
- Zipcar to Promote 'Low-Car Diet' This Summer (MTR)
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