- Blumenauer: New Transpo Bill "Extraordinarily Unlikely" Before October (WSJ)
- Cash for Clunkers Day: Gov't Subsidized Car Buying Officially Begins (ABC, News)
- Police Chase in Washington Heights Was Sparked By False Report (News)
- The Daily News Is Calling for NYCT President Howard Roberts' Head
- Great Piece in The Nation About Why the Feds Should Fund Transit Service
- "Dignity on a Bike" Reigns at George Bliss's Bike Shop (Villager)
- Bloomberg Tells His SUV Drivers That Idling's Not Kosher Anymore (AP)
- Shocker: Atlantic Yards Hearing Turns Into One Big Shouting Match (AYR, Brooklyn Paper)
- Some People Can't Fathom Back-in Angled Parking (News)
- Komanoff's BTA Lets You Build Your Own Toll and Transit Plan (MTR)
- Witness Envy: When Will Carl Kruger Meet His Own Personal Solomon Dwek? (NYT)
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