Today’s Headlines
City to Double the Number of Cameras at Traffic Lights (NYT) Taxi Commission Mulls Fare Increase (Gothamist) Port Authority outlines $39.5M of projects (Crain’s) City Council Vetos Mayor Mike to Keep Gas Cheap (Post) Arctic Sea Ice Shrinking Rapidly (Sierra Compass) Transit Riders – More For Work, Fewer For Fun (Gotham Gazette) Restoring Staten Island’s … Continued
10:32 AM EDT on September 14, 2006
- City to Double the Number of Cameras at Traffic Lights (NYT)
- Taxi Commission Mulls Fare Increase (Gothamist)
- Port Authority outlines $39.5M of projects (Crain’s)
- City Council Vetos Mayor Mike to Keep Gas Cheap (Post)
- Arctic Sea Ice Shrinking Rapidly (Sierra Compass)
- Transit Riders – More For Work, Fewer For Fun (Gotham Gazette)
- Restoring Staten Island’s Rail Connections (Oil Drum)
- Segway Recalls Scooters for Injury Risk (AP)
- Woodbridge: Third Person in Crash Dies (NYT)
- Quick Rescue in Fiery Crash on Expressway (NYT)
- Bronx Man Dancing in Street Killed by Bus (1010 WINS)
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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