- Bloomberg Signs Bill Extending Time Drivers Can Park at Broken Meters (City Room)
- Reporters Record Rampant Traffic Crime, Catch Scofflaw Drivers in the Act (S.I. Advance)
- Pricing Foes Markowitz and de Blasio Lead Rally Protesting MTA Cuts and Fare Hikes (Bklyn Eagle)
- MTA to Purchase Hundreds of New Subway Cars Despite Budget Troubles (Post)
- Village Bus Riders Decry Plans to Eliminate M8 Route (Villager)
- NYCT Rolls Out Vintage Buses and Trains for the Holidays (Post, NY1)
- More on the Mammoth, Time-Wasting Enviro Review of SF's Bike Plan (Bay Guardian)
- Thousands of Big Three Dealerships May Fold With or Without a Detroit Bailout (NYT)
- Streetsblog Readers Want to Know: Were Horses Deadlier Than Cars? (Paper Cuts, Caleb Crain)
- Buffy the Bike Rider (TreeHugger)
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