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9:16 AM EDT on April 15, 2009

    • Exxon: America's Thirst for Gasoline Has Peaked (WSJ)
    • Tax Revenues for MTA Continue to Plummet (NY1)
    • Advocates Take Transit Rescue Campaign to State Senators' Home Districts (News, Post)
    • DOT to Close Two Prospect Park Car Exits (Bklyn Paper)
    • Believe It or Not, Internal Affairs' Parking Unit Unpopular With Rest of NYPD (News)
    • Car-Free Streets Coming Back This Summer (News)
    • The Bike Commute Benefit: At Least It's a Good Symbol (City Room)
    • Midwest Govs Ask for $3.5B in High-Speed Rail Stim Funds (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
    • Tufts Researchers Study Health Risks of Living Near Freeways (Globe via Planetizen)
    • LA Mulls Privatization of Street Parking (Streetsblog LA)

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