- MTA Board Makes Fare Hikes Official (NYT, News, Post, NY1, AP)
- Clyde Haberman: Transit Riders Aren't Out of the Woods Yet (NYT)
- Payroll Tax Blowback: Orange and Rockland Counties Want to Secede From MTA (2nd Ave Sagas)
- In Germany, They're Taking the Car Out of the Suburb (NYT)
- Pew Poll: Americans Still See Cars as #1 Household Necessity (Toll Roads News via Planetizen)
- Charlotte, NC Tripling Size of Transit Network (The Takeaway)
- Suit Against NYPD's Critical Mass Policy Goes to Trial Today (Time's Up)
- MTR Spots Positive Signs for Cross Harbor Freight Movement
- Times Covers Ground-Floor Advertising Trend
- Build More Parking, Says Parking Lobby (AP)
- The Greatest Threat to the Planet? Try Cul-de-Sacs (Net Density via Streetsblog.net)
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