Today’s Headlines
Cycling a Priority at New DOT (NYT) Fidler, Weprin Make Nice With Quinn Over Pricing Picks (City Hall News via DP) Unknown Number of Cab Drivers Set to Strike (NYT, Post, AMNY) Transit Strike in London (Second Ave Sagas) Horrific Hit-and-Run Kills Child, Leaving Scene Charged (NYT, Post, News, Sun) Pedestrian Killed in Manhattan; No … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:49 AM EDT on September 4, 2007
- Cycling a Priority at New DOT (NYT)
- Fidler, Weprin Make Nice With Quinn Over Pricing Picks (City Hall News via DP)
- Unknown Number of Cab Drivers Set to Strike (NYT, Post, AMNY)
- Transit Strike in London (Second Ave Sagas)
- Horrific Hit-and-Run Kills Child, Leaving Scene Charged (NYT, Post, News, Sun)
- Pedestrian Killed in Manhattan; No Charges Filed (AMNY)
- Bike Cop Hit by Car in Queens (Sun)
- Officials Evaluate Brooklyn Trolley Use (Daily Eagle)
- Yankees Drop One of Four Planned Parking Decks (Post)
- Debate Over City’s Own ‘Ring of Steel’ (Gotham Gazette)
- Senate Buys New Cars for Lawmakers (Times Union via Daily Politics)
- Feds to Spend $42 Billion on Highways, $1.4 Billion on Transit (Newton Streets)
- LA Residents Await Light Rail Link (NYT)
- Daily News Publisher Warns of ‘Energy Emergency’ (US News)
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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