- Paterson Turns Attention to MTA Rescue Plan (NYT)
- Upstate Counties Come Out Against Ravitch Payroll Tax (Herald-Record, PoJo)
- Fare Hike Hearings Wrap Up in the Bronx (NY1)
- Ryan Avent Explains the Transit Paradox (Grist)
- Status Update on Boxer/Inhofe Stimulus Amendment (Infrastructurist)
- TSTC Sues to Stop Widening of Garden State Parkway (MTR)
- MTA's Stim Wish List in Flux Until Bill Is Final (2nd Ave Sagas)
- The Next American Suburb (NYT)
- City May Give MTA a Lift on Real-Time Bus Tracking (Post)
- Good Parking Policy Could Turn Great in Boston Burb (Globe via Newton Streets via Streetsblog.net)
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