- Rep. DeFazio: Obama Advisor Larry Summers Behind Shrinking Transit Stimulus (Think Progress)
- Mothers of Preschoolers Killed in Chinatown Van Crash Demand Justice (News)
- Memorial for Young Victims Grows on East Broadway (NYT)
- One Week After Handling Record Ridership, DC Metro Faces Steep Service Cuts (DC Examiner)
- NYC's Parking Placard Crackdown, One Year On (Gotham Gazette)
- Local Pols Still Have Plenty of Reserved On-Street Spaces (News)
- Cabbies Debate Merits of Taxi-Sharing (NYT)
- MTA Looking at Cashless Tolls for All of Its Crossings (NY1)
- Portland's Bike-Friendly Mayor Will Stay On After Sex-and-Lies Revelations (NYT)
- More States May Adopt Idaho's 'Rolling Stop' Bicycle Law (WashCycle via Streetsblog.net)
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