- Congressional Candidates Struggle to Define Positions on Energy (NYT)
- NYT Endorses Paul Newell, Dan Squadron and Adriano Espaillat for State Assembly
- Oil Prices Won't Dip for Long (Gristmill)
- Rep. Jackie Speier Proposes Lowering National Speed Limits (SF Chron via Planetizen)
- D.C.-Area Planners Don't Want Bike Path Next to Highway Through the Woods (WaPo)
- Prodigious Bike Thief "Easily the Most Hated Man in Toronto" (NYT)
- Portland Looks to Expand Streetcar Network Despite Lack of Support from Feds (Portland DJC)
- Seattle's Car-Free Sundays Start This Weekend (Seattle PI)
- Vancouver Transit Agency Responds to Demand With Huge Service Increase (Vancouver Sun)
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