Today’s Headlines
- Riders Sound Off to MTA Board About Service Cuts and Fare Hikes (NYT, NY1, News, Post)
- Even Car Makers Want to Set a Floor Beneath Gas Prices (AP)
- Details of Teresa Toro's Dismissal Surface at CB1 Meeting (Bklyn Paper, Bklyn Eagle)
- Chatham Square Re-Design Task Force Wants More Space for Traffic (Villager)
- Family of DWI Victim Outraged at 16-Day Sentence for Killer Driver (News)
- New Car Rental Service Pitches Itself as Subway Alternative (Post)
- Confirmation Questions for Ray LaHood (Hugh Bartling via Streetsblog.net)
- Ryan Avent Evaluates Obama's Picks for Urban Policy Positions (Grist)
- Nate Silver: Demographic Strength of Cities Gave Obama Electoral Edge (Esquire)
- Bay Guardian Hails Arrival of Streetsblog SF
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