- Doomsday Approaches: MTA Finance Committee Approves Fare Hike (NYT, News, NBC, Post, NY1)
- EPA Prepares to Regulate Greenhouse Gases (NYT)
- Driving Declined in January for 14th Straight Month (Infrastructurist)
- World's Cheapest Car Goes on Sale in India; Maker Eyes U.S. Market (NYT, Reuters)
- Scenes From the Statehouse on the Eve of MTA Deadline (Politicker)
- City Room Asks Readers How They'll Cope With Higher Fares
- Newsday Tells Paterson to Give Up on Ravitch Plan... Because of the Payroll Tax
- Pataki-Era Borrowing Binge Set Up MTA's Current Debt Bomb (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Pedestrians and Cyclists Contest Leftover Space on Pulaski Bridge (News)
- Ikea Shuttle Buses Rack Up Safety Violations (News)
- Why Don't Papers Describe Traffic Deaths Like Other Killings? (GGW via Streetsblog.net)
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