Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Bush Splits With Congress and States on Emissions (NYT) Related: EPA Revives California Emissions Rule (NYT) Motorists Celebrate Feast of Free Parking (NYT) Police Look to Mirror to Find Hit-and-Run Killer (Post) DOT: Roosevelt Island Pedestrian Egress Would Impede Auto Traffic (Sun) State Budget Is ‘Earth Friendly’ (Newsday) TSTC Praises NJ Transportation Plan (AMNY) Taxi … Continued

By Brad Aaron

8:38 AM EDT on April 4, 2007

Bush Splits With Congress and States on Emissions (NYT)
Related: EPA Revives California Emissions Rule (NYT)
Motorists Celebrate Feast of Free Parking (NYT)
Police Look to Mirror to Find Hit-and-Run Killer (Post)
DOT: Roosevelt Island Pedestrian Egress Would Impede Auto Traffic (Sun)
State Budget Is ‘Earth Friendly’ (Newsday)
TSTC Praises NJ Transportation Plan (AMNY)
Taxi ’07 at the Auto Show (Gothamist)
LIRR Vows It Is Narrowing the Gaps (Newsday)
French Train Breaks Rail Speed Record (NYT)
Western States Stake Claims to Ever-Dwindling Water Supply (NYT)
Castro Pens New Attack on Bush Ethanol Plan (NYT)

Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Today's Headlines

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