- Can Detroit Switch From Carmaking to 'Transportmaking'? (NYT)
- Stanley Crouch: Obama Should Rebuild Rail System (News)
- MTA May Cut the Number of Subway Station Agents (News, NY1)
- Bloomberg Undeterred After Court Deals Setback to Hybrid Cab Initiative (NY1, News)
- Silver Flirts With Commuter Tax Again (Post)
- Exurbs Require Twice as Much Subsidy as Walkable, Transit-Oriented Development (Worldchanging)
- Teens Use Car as Weapon, Critically Injure 19-Year-Old in Bayside (News)
- Drunk Driver Crashes Into Livery Cab in Astoria, Killing Two (NYT, Post, News)
- Post Shames Public Figures for Abusing Parking Placard and License Plate Privileges
- NPR Profiles Worksman Cycles of Queens, America's Oldest Bike-Maker
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