Today’s Headlines, 8/9/06
For cost and congestion-conscious commuters light-rail is an option in Denver. Why not in NYC as well?
9:45 AM EDT on August 9, 2006
For cost and congestion-conscious commuters light-rail is an option in Denver. Why not in NYC as well?
- Planning Groups Say Region Must Rethink Policies on Land Use (NYT)
- Gas Prices Alter Habits of Many, but Far From All (NYT)
- Country Can Cope With Oil Loss, Federal Energy Chief Says (NYT)
- New Yorkers Hit Hard At The Pump After Alaskan Oil Shutdown (NY1)
- G train riders brace for uncertain future (AMNY)
- Annoyed Response from the Transit Authority (AMNY)
- Man Caught Driving 130 mph on the Long Island Expressway (NYT)
- Construction Begins On West Street Pedestrian Tunnel (NY1)
- Multi-Vehicle Accident Injures Two Children in Brooklyn (NY1)
Photo: Kevin Moloney for the New York Times.
Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.
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