Today’s Headlines
Judge Denies Motion to Suspend Bike Permit Law (AMNY) RELATED: ‘Parade Without a Permit’ Set for Today (onNYTurf) PlaNYC Said to Include ‘Some Form of Congestion Pricing’ (Sun) Future of Pedicabs Remains Uncertain (Gotham Gazette) Spitzer to Give Ethanol-Free Clean Energy Address (Sun) Governors Island Gondola Still ‘On the Table’ (Curbed) State DOT Says Riders … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EDT on April 19, 2007
- Judge Denies Motion to Suspend Bike Permit Law (AMNY)
- RELATED: ‘Parade Without a Permit’ Set for Today (onNYTurf)
- PlaNYC Said to Include ‘Some Form of Congestion Pricing’ (Sun)
- Future of Pedicabs Remains Uncertain (Gotham Gazette)
- Spitzer to Give Ethanol-Free Clean Energy Address (Sun)
- Governors Island Gondola Still ‘On the Table’ (Curbed)
- State DOT Says Riders Responsible for LIRR Falls (Newsday)
- NJ Officials Defend High Speed Motorcades (NYT)
- RELATED: Why Do Trucks Need to Go 90 MPH? (Newtown Streets)
- Drive to Russia, Fill Up Your Tank, Drive Back (Bloomberg)
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.
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