Today’s Headlines

Safety in Numbers: TA Finds Cyclist Injuries Down for Fifth Straight Year (WSJ)
Paterson Threatens to Shut Down State Government in Lieu of Budget Deal (NYT)
Albany AWOL on Funds for Station Agents (AMNY); New Signs Tell Riders Not to Expect Bus (SAS)
Bruce Schaller Says Road Pricing Campaigns Must Appeal to Motorist Selfishness (Planetizen)
Denny Farrell, Foe of Pricing and Bus Cams, Draws First Primary Challenge in 18 Years (SOP)
WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein Files a Nice Little Piece on Performance Parking (@ 3:00 Mark)
Hothead Monserrate Aide Caught With Fake Placard, Without License (City Room, News, Post)
Bronx Merchants Up in Arms Over Space-Hogging Parking Agents (News)
Maniac Drivers Terrorize Residents of Springfield Gardens, On and Off the Street (News)
No Place to Park Bikes at "Green" Downtown Brooklyn Condo Tower (Fifty Car Pileup)
No End in Sight to Gulf Oil Spill; Friedman Says Mother Nature Is Watching (NYT)