Today’s Headlines
Weprin Prefers Non-Resident Tax to ‘Congestion Tax’ (Queens Gazette) NJ Transit Fares Increase Tomorrow (Post) Cities Experimenting with Free Transit (USA Today via Carfree USA) Committee Recommends Continued Alcohol Sales to Commuters (NYT) City to Open Asthma Center in East Harlem (AMNY, Post) Youth Group to Monitor Air Quality (AMNY) NYC Sustainable Energy Report Released … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EDT on May 31, 2007
- Weprin Prefers Non-Resident Tax to ‘Congestion Tax’ (Queens Gazette)
- NJ Transit Fares Increase Tomorrow (Post)
- Cities Experimenting with Free Transit (USA Today via Carfree USA)
- Committee Recommends Continued Alcohol Sales to Commuters (NYT)
- City to Open Asthma Center in East Harlem (AMNY, Post)
- Youth Group to Monitor Air Quality (AMNY)
- NYC Sustainable Energy Report Released (Sustainable Flatbush)
- Coney Island Sidewalks Need Attention (Sun)
- Tour de Brooklyn Coming Sunday (Gowanus Lounge)
- Police Give Brush Off to Cyclist Hit by Car [Sixth Item] (Daily News)
- NPR Story Biased to Favor Car Travel (NARP Blog)
- Threatened by Judge, Council Rescinds Parking Fine Increase (Newsday)
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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