TN MOVING STORIES: NYC Crosswalks No Pedestrian Haven, WWII Bomb Discovered Near Berlin Train Station, Capital Bikeshare Sets Record

Top stories on TN:
Feds Posit Ambitious Plan for Northeast High Speed Rail (link)
Seattle Could Cancel Nearly 30 Percent Of Bus Routes (link)
Distracted Driving Awareness Month Begins With Plea to Change Behavior (link)

 (photo by Kate Hinds)

Crosswalks aren't havens: a study of traffic crashes conducted by one Manhattan hospital found "pedestrians struck by cars are most often hit while in the crosswalk, with the signal on their side...(and) taxicabs pose a disproportionate threat to cyclists." (New York Times)

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford made a "vomiting sound" when asked about transit funding. (CBC)

Minnesota lawmakers are weighing whether to approve the Mayo Clinic's request for $500 million to support its $3 billion expansion plan. "Supporters of the project say state financing for roads, bridges, parking garages and other improvements would ensure that the hospital and clinic system cements its future in the Rochester area." (MPR)

The transportation funding plan proposed by Boston legislators is significantly less ambitious than the governor's. (WBUR)

Some homeless people are essentially making Newark Penn Station their permanent address. (WNYC)

Manhattan's district attorney: "Legislators in Albany must allow New York City to begin a pilot speed camera program, starting at city schools." (AMNY)

Capital Bikeshare set a record Saturday -- and is embarking upon a major expansion. (Washington Post)

The Dutch city of Rotterdam is crowdfunding a bridge. (The Star)

Two of Chicago Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein's favorite things: bikes and shoes. (Link)

Samoa Air says it's charging passengers based on what they weigh. (NPR)

Explainer: decode the multicolored inscriptions of subterranean infrastructure spray-painted on streets and sidewalks across the United States. (Studio X)