- World Bank Report: Biofuel Subsidies Mostly to Blame for Spike in Food Prices (Gristmill)
- Krugman: Drilling Debate Signals Start of a Bigger Fight (NYT)
- The Saga of Queens Boulevard and Why It Needs to Be a Complete Street (Queens Central)
- Memoir of a Hit-and-Run Victim (NYT)
- LI Man Dead After Wife Backs Over Him In SUV (Post)
- Quiet Hybrid Cars May Pose Safety Threat to Pedestrians (Sci Am)
- New Study Counts 5,700 Chain Stores in Five Boroughs (News)
- East Side Residents Concerned About Midblock Second Ave Subway Entrances (Post, NY1)
- ConnDOT Engineers Don't Want to Hear About Complete Streets for New Haven (NH Indepedent)
- Mag Rates Copenhagen World's Most Livable City (City Fix)
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