- MTA Releases Prelim Plan for Doomsday Hikes (NYT, News, Post, NY1)
- Harry Reid's Home State Itching to Sink Stimulus Funds Into Highways (Las Vegas Now)
- Stimulus Plea From Seattle: Invest in Transit (Seattle PI)
- Motorcycle Riders Fight for the Right to Shatter Ears (News)
- The Pocketbook Argument for Going Car-Free (WSJ)
- Prescription for Detroit: Convert Excess Capacity to Building Wind Generation (HuffPo)
- Chicago Burbs Rail Against Freight Trains in Their Backyards (WSJ)
- WaPo Columnist Endorses Second and Third Beltways for DC (GGW via Streetsblog.net)
- Houston Buses Run Late for the Same Reason Drivers Do (CTC Houston)
- Does This Count as Cannibalism? (Forbes)
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