- Budget Office Projects $2.50 Base Fare, $104 30-Day Metrocard (News, NYT, Post, NY1)
- U.S. Transit Ridership Reached Record Level Even as Gas Prices Dropped (WaPo)
- David Brooks: Give the Suburbs Gathering Places (NYT)
- Portland Makes Impressive Gains in Bike Mode-Share, Street Safety (BikePortland via Streetsblog.net)
- NYC's First Seatless Subways Coming This Spring (CBS)
- Op-ed: MTA Not Using Its Real Estate Portfolio Wisely (News)
- Mayors Ask Obama to Channel Infrastructure Cash Straight to Cities (Reuters)
- Michael Moore: Make Detroit Build Trains and Buses (Common Dreams via Grist)
- Carbon Tax Boosters Gather on Capitol Hill (Grist)
- Retail Businessman Embraces Bike Lanes (Villager)
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