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8:21 AM EDT on June 1, 2009

    • 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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