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Bicycling
- New bike racks spring up (Lexington Minuteman [1])
- Cargo trikes nudge delivery trucks in Cambridge, Mass (Christian Science Monitor [2])
- Pedal power (The Cape Codder [3])
- For cycling czar, gung ho is the only speed (Boston Globe [4])
- On the trail of a good recreational bike (Boston Globe [5])
- Bike Week challenges everyone to 'Kick' Gas' (Watertown TAB [6])
- Suffolk Bikes For The Environment (Suffolk Journal [7])
Transit
- T Q+A with General Manager Dan Grabauskas (Metro [8])
- Federal board won't probe train crash (Boston Globe [9])
- Editorial: How we can cut transit costs (Boston Globe [10])
- State Green Line extension funds a "big win," Sciortino says (Somerville Journal [11])
- Gas prices cause jump in T ridership (WBZ [12], Boston Globe [13])
- A-B: Urban Ring planning unfair (Allston/Brighton TAB [14])
- CSX told no-fault is a no-go (Worcester Telegram & Gazette [15], BostonNOW [16])
- Lucky Star jumps into Boston's $1 bus fare fray (Boston Globe [17])
- Pol pushes T to swap out coins for bills (Metro [18], BostonNOW [19])
- Judge: MBTA has the right to put up billboards, no matter what Somerville says (Somerville Journal [20])
- Somerville's delegation hails transportation money (Somerville Journal [21])
- Blue Line blues (Boston Globe [22])
- Going Green? (Arlington Advocate [23])
- Ensuring sobriety and rail safety (Boston Globe [24])
Cars
- Warning to ZipCar: Traffic ahead (Boston Globe [25])
- City Doubles Meter Prices (Harvard Crimson [26])
- Cambridge gets new corporate-sponsored hybrid taxi fleet (Cambridge Chronicle [27])
- The wonder of it all (Boston Globe [28])
"Streets"
- Downtown byway gets a new look (Boston Globe [29])
Parks
- At some urban parks, designers getting playful (Boston Globe [30])
- Legislator's fight for 'character of the park system' (Metro [31])
- North End pier reopens and buoys hope for harbor walk (Boston Globe [32])
Transportation financing
- Editorial: Trust first on transportation (Boston Globe [33])
- Gas tax hike linger on Beacon Hill (BostonNOW [34])
- Senate passes flagmen bill, but Gov. wavers (Berkshire Eagle [35])
- Forum: There's more to transportation reform than police details (Eagle-Tribune [36])
- Head of Big Dig gets hefty pension (Boston Globe [37])
- Cops spared as details on bill altered (Boston Herald [38])
Green trends
- Mass. leads bid to limit greenhouse emissions (Boston Globe [39])
- Residents Question Allston 'Green' Plans (Harvard Crimson [40])
- Cambridge Energy Alliance: A Model for the Future? (triplepundit [41])
Out-of-state
- New Haven's Road to Revitalization: Re-creating a Community from the Route 34 Connector (Mobilizing the Region [42])
- All aboard: Commuters to Bay State opting for rail, bus (Seacoastonline.com [43])
National trends
- The forgotten solution (Gristmill [44])
- Walkable towns curb obesity, pollution, expert says (Reuters [45])
- Shock: Small Car Sales Up, SUV, Truck Sales Down in March (Cars.com [46])
- Late Trains Said to Hurt Amtrak Finances (AP [47])
- Making the switch (MassTransit [48])