Today’s Headlines
Officials, PTA Protest Improvements Near Queens School (NYT, Streetsblog) Queens CB Drafts Wish List in Anticipation of Congestion Pricing (Times Ledger) For 70% of NJ Commuters, Pricing Benefits Would Exceed Costs (TSTC) Upkeep for Public Spaces in Private Hands (City Room) Brooklyn Tornado Victims to Get Federal Disaster Aid (Brooklyn Paper) Taking the A Train, 75 Years Later (NYT, Second … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:39 AM EDT on September 10, 2007
- Officials, PTA Protest Improvements Near Queens School (NYT, Streetsblog)
- Queens CB Drafts Wish List in Anticipation of Congestion Pricing (Times Ledger)
- For 70% of NJ Commuters, Pricing Benefits Would Exceed Costs (TSTC)
- Upkeep for Public Spaces in Private Hands (City Room)
- Brooklyn Tornado Victims to Get Federal Disaster Aid (Brooklyn Paper)
- Taking the A Train, 75 Years Later (NYT, Second Ave Sagas)
- 7 Line Extension Will Have Sliding Platform Doors (Gothamist)
- From Within, MTA Gets Low Marks on Security (Daily News)
- Amtrak Expects Fifth Record-Setting Year (AP via Carfree USA)
- Long Island Boy Killed by Minivan; No Charges Filed (Newsday)
- What’s the Deal With You Bikers? (Daily Heights via Gowanus Lounge)
- Bikes Are Good for the City (NYT)
- One Presidential Candidate Calling for Carbon Tax (Salon)
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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