Today’s Headlines
EPA Issues ‘Bombshell’ Newtown Creek Report (Post, Daily News, Sun, Wonkster) Sadik-Khan: Repaired Manhattan Bridge ‘Has It All’ (Daily News) Penn Station Developers Seek Federal Funding (Sun) Subway, PATH Ridership Is Up (Gotham Gazette) 100 Years of Yellow Cabs (Daily News) Web Sites Promote Cab Sharing (Newsday) Tornado-Damaged Sidewalks Still Damaged (Kensington Brooklyn via G.Lounge) … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:39 AM EDT on September 13, 2007
- EPA Issues ‘Bombshell’ Newtown Creek Report (Post, Daily News, Sun, Wonkster)
- Sadik-Khan: Repaired Manhattan Bridge ‘Has It All’ (Daily News)
- Penn Station Developers Seek Federal Funding (Sun)
- Subway, PATH Ridership Is Up (Gotham Gazette)
- 100 Years of Yellow Cabs (Daily News)
- Web Sites Promote Cab Sharing (Newsday)
- Tornado-Damaged Sidewalks Still Damaged (Kensington Brooklyn via G.Lounge)
- Governors Tell Carmakers to Stop Fighting Emissions Regs (Gristmill)
- Higher US Gas Prices Would Trim Waistlines (Reuters)
- Montreal Says ‘Non’ to Apple Parking Meter Offer (Gazette)
- Car Blog Notices That, Outside Frankfurt Auto Show, It’s All Bikes (Jalopnik)
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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