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10:01 AM EST on November 11, 2008

    • 'Draconian' MTA Budget Forecast: Deeper Service Cuts, Steeper Fare Hikes (NYT, News, Post, NY1)
    • News: Silver, Skelos Have Done Nothing to Help MTA
    • MTR Surveys the MTA Financing Landscape
    • At White House, Obama Asks Bush to Bail Out Car Makers (NYT)
    • Obama Admin to Include Office of Urban Policy (WaPo via Grist)
    • More on City Planning's Bike Parking Announcement (AP, NY1)
    • Downtown Brooklyn's Albee Square Slated for Public Space Makeover (Bklyn Paper)
    • Driving to Lunch Creates Third Rush Hour in Tyson's Corner, VA (WaPo)
    • New NJDOT Commissioner Inherits One of the Most Progressive State Transpo Agencies (MTR)
    • High Line Construction Pics (Chelsea Now)

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