- House Spending Bill Would End Offshore Drilling Ban (NYT)
- Parts of Southeast U.S. Gripped by Gas Shortages in Wake of Hurricanes (NBC)
- In NYC, Exorbitant Tunneling Costs Make BRT and Light Rail More Attractive (NYT)
- Sadik-Khan: "Highly Likely" Summer Streets Will Return, Expand to Other Boros (News)
- Major Car-Free Event Coming to Miami (Transit Miami)
- System for Real-Time Subway Arrival Info Five Years Behind Schedule (News)
- Will Google Transit Boost Ridership? (Sun, City Room, NY1, Newsday)
- MTA to Investigate Troubling Bus Fuel Contract (NYT)
- Astoria to Get One of DOT's New Bike Shelters (Queens Gazette)
- Should the S.I. Ferry Stay Free? (Gothamist)
- Woman Self-Immolates in Extreme Road Rage Incident (London Times)
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