Today’s Headlines

Christie Will Go Ahead and Spend $1.25B in ARC Money on Roads (Bloomberg)
Jay Walder on the MTA’s Next-Gen Fare Payment System (2nd Ave Sagas)
Just How Green Is ZipCar Anyway? (TNAC)
NY State Will Lose a House Seat or Two, But the NYC Delegation Won’t Shrink (NYT)
Toronto’s New Light Rail-Hating Mayor: “The War on the Car Is Over” (Globe and Mail via Transpo Nation)
Bill Hammond Warns Albany Against Doing High-Speed Rail on the Cheap (News)
NYC Fire Deaths at All-Time Low, Even With All the Traffic-Calming Going On (Post)
Motorist Smashes Into Brooklyn Convenience Store, Sets Off the Peanut Gallery at Gerritsen Beach
Q&A With TransAlt’s Caroline Samponaro About NYC Media Coverage of Cycling (TheCityFix)
These Damned Cyclists Just Don’t Obey the Rules (Post)