Today’s Headlines
Deal Could Bring Congestion Pricing Bill This Week (Sun) RELATED: Brooklyn Drivers by the Numbers (Brooklyn Eagle) Police Stop Ticketing Lawbreaking City Employees (Post) RELATED: Council Member Says Placard Abuse ‘Out of Control’ (Post) Cycling Is City’s Fastest Mode (Gothamist, BikeBlog, Pravda) Bike Plan Overcomes Rabid Hostility, Clears Committee (Gowanus Lounge) Police Confronted over Pedestrian … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
9:22 AM EDT on May 21, 2007
- Deal Could Bring Congestion Pricing Bill This Week (Sun)
- RELATED: Brooklyn Drivers by the Numbers (Brooklyn Eagle)
- Police Stop Ticketing Lawbreaking City Employees (Post)
- RELATED: Council Member Says Placard Abuse ‘Out of Control’ (Post)
- Cycling Is City’s Fastest Mode (Gothamist, BikeBlog, Pravda)
- Bike Plan Overcomes Rabid Hostility, Clears Committee (Gowanus Lounge)
- Police Confronted over Pedestrian Safety (Brooklyn Eagle)
- Sidewalk Grates to Be Inspected after Fall (AMNY)
- Man Arrested for Pepper-Spraying Fellow Motorist (Newsday)
- Small Parks Lower Urban Temps (LiveScience/Yahoo!)
- US Lags in Green Construction (NYT)
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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