- Tom Friedman: Hoping for a Free Iran? Raise the Gas Tax (NYT)
- Safety Officials Try to Pinpoint Causes of Fatal Washington Metro Crash (NYT, AP)
- Investigators Must Address the Lack of Investment in DC Transit (WaPo via 2nd Ave Sagas)
- U.S. Transit Agencies Still Desperate to Plug Budget Gaps and Maintain Service (Salon)
- PA Cops Chase Van 7 Miles for Making an Unauthorized Livery Pickup at JFK (Post, News)
- North Flatbush BID Wants to Expand Sidewalks and Calm Traffic on Side Streets (Bklyn Paper)
- NYers Will Have to Wait Longer for Weekend Trains This Summer (News)
- Corporate Naming Rights for Subway Stations -- Wave of the Future? (NYT)
- DOT Signs Scold Peds at Jam-Packed Intersection of 14th and First (On Transport)
- Bike Trips Now More Common Than Car Trips in Amsterdam (Hard Drive via Streetsblog.net)
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