- New Yorkers Get Used to Their Diminished Transit System (NYT, Bklyn Paper, NY1, AMNY, Newsday)
- It Wasn't a Good Day to Be an NYC Bus Driver (News) ...Or a Rider (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Private Vans Already Stepping in to the Breach (News, Voice, Cap'n Transit)
- Great Maps from the Times -- See Where Service Is Being Cut
- Is a Climate Bill Still a Climate Bill If It Doesn't Cut Transpo Emissions? (The Hill via Transpo Nation)
- Fred Dicker Breaks Down the Paterson-Silver Faceoff Over New York's Budget (Post)
- Deal to Shrink New Domino Clears Way for City Council Approval (Bklyn Paper)
- In Bid for Motorist Vote, Sarkozy Might Overturn Car-Free Seine Plans (NYT)
- Jan Gehl and Walter Hook Hand Down 10 Principles for Livable Transportation (Sustainable Cities)
- Report: MTA Knew 181st Street Station Ceiling Was in Danger of Collapse (Post, AMNY)
- TLC Takes Another Stab at Shared Cabs With Taxi Stand at 71st and York (Post)
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