- It's Official: SecTrans Ray LaHood (NYT, WSJ, WaPo, Guardian, Progress Illinois)
- Streetsblog.net Reacts to LaHood Pick (Transport Politic, TOW, Philly Bike Coalition, BikePortland)
- MTA Approves Doomsday Budget (NYT, Post, NY1)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Woman in Bay Ridge (News)
- Bike Clowns Defend Turf on Kent Ave (Bklyn Paper)
- Marty Markowitz Stands Up for Double-Parking SUV Owner in Santa Suit (News)
- NY Mag's Reason #3 to Love New York: Our Improving Streets and Public Spaces
- Old-School Parking Meters on the Way Out in East Village (Vanishing NY)
- Shoring Up Federal Transportation Funding -- What Are the Options? (MTR)
- The Case Against Free Transit (Cap'n Transit)
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