- GM, Once the World's Biggest Automaker, Files for Chapter 11 (NYT, NYT)
- PJ O'Rourke Pines for Days When Driving Made Him Feel More Powerful Than Genghis Khan (WSJ)
- What Will Happen to America's Appetite for New Cars? (NYT)
- In Times Op-Ed, Sander Calls Out Albany for "Running Against the MTA"
- 2nd Ave Sagas: Transit Advos Should Rally Around Sander's Ouster
- News Wants to Judge Car-Free Broadway By Measuring Traffic on Manhattan Avenues
- David Byrne Reviews Jeff Mapes' Pedaling Revolution for the Times
- DOT's Having a Tough Time Finalizing Spots for Public Toilets (Post)
- It's Cheaper to Cross the Queensboro Bridge Today Than It Was 100 Years Ago (News)
- Highways From Hell: Louisville's Proposed Spaghetti Junction (The Urbanophile via Streetsblog.net)
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