- U.S. Car Sales Reach 15-Year Low (NYT, AP)
- Downward Trend in VMT Continued in July (Reuters via Treehugger)
- Third Term for Bloomberg Welcomed by Unnamed Environmentalists (WSJ)
- Marty Markowitz Can't Wait for Term Limits to Be Extended (City Room, News)
- SUV Hits Two Pedestrians in Midtown, and the Post Has a Laugh
- Judging the CityRacks Design Finalists (KonradProjects)
- More on MTA's Multi-Purpose Sidewalk Grates (City Room, NY1)
- Port Authority Arranges $152M Reno of GWB Bus Station (NYT)
- Riverdale Press Lashes Out at Parking Reform, Walking
- The Wrong Reasons to Support the Bailout (Cap'n Transit)
- Cubs Ace Ryan Dempster Walks to Work (WaPo)
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