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Today’s Headlines

9:04 AM EST on January 5, 2009

    • NYT: Obama Must Make Transit a Priority
    • No Mention of Transit in Obama Address on Economic Recovery (CAHSR Blog via Streetsblog.net)
    • Steel Industry Pushing for Transit Projects in Stimulus Package (TPM)
    • TLC Wants Taxi-Mounted Cams to Improve Safety of Cabbie Driving (News)
    • Street Memorial Project Visits Sites Where Cyclists Were Killed in 2008 (News)
    • NYT Recaps Kent Ave Bike Lane Saga
    • City Agencies Ordered to Cut Car Fleets By 700 Vehicles (NYT)
    • Brennan Center: Albany as Dysfunctional as Ever (News)
    • Raise Gas Tax, Says Federal Commission (NY1)
    • SF Begins to Study Congestion Pricing Options (NYT)
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Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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