- TLC Preparing Two Pilot Programs for Cab Ride Sharing (NYT, News, Post)
- MTA Board Chair, Interim CEO Both Angling for New Transit Chief Job (News)
- Business Is Booming for Street Vendors Along Pedestrian Broadway (Post)
- Sunset Park Car Owners Want Relaxed Alt-Side Parking Rules Too (News)
- Vanderbilt Ave in Prospect Heights Will Get Summer Streets Treatment This June (Bklyn Paper)
- Feds Approve Two New Transit Corridors for Houston (Transport Politic)
- Matthew Modine: Cars Are the New Cigarettes (HuffPo via Carfree USA)
- New Mapping Tool Lets You Compare Carbon Footprint of Different Locations (Sightline Daily)
- Paul Krugman's a Fan of the New Times Square (NYT)
- Bank Robber Escapes on Getaway Bicycle (Bello Velo via Streetsblog.net)
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