Today’s Headlines
Oil Tops $87 Per Barrel (Newsday) GOP Candidates Acknowledge Climate Change (NYT) Drought Records Fall From Coast to Coast (Gristmill) Brit Plans for National Road Pricing on Hold (Guardian) Community Board Skips Congestion Pricing Vote (Riverdale Press) Bid Awarded to Study City Truck Traffic (RPI) Quinn Pays Her SUV Bill (Post) Port Authority Reconsiders Freight … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:45 AM EDT on October 17, 2007
- Oil Tops $87 Per Barrel (Newsday)
- GOP Candidates Acknowledge Climate Change (NYT)
- Drought Records Fall From Coast to Coast (Gristmill)
- Brit Plans for National Road Pricing on Hold (Guardian)
- Community Board Skips Congestion Pricing Vote (Riverdale Press)
- Bid Awarded to Study City Truck Traffic (RPI)
- Quinn Pays Her SUV Bill (Post)
- Port Authority Reconsiders Freight Tunnel (NYT)
- More on DOT’s Sidewalk Direction Guides (NYT, City Room)
- Scooters Cleared From Slope Sidewalks (Brownstoner)
- Shops Blame Parking Meters for Drop in Business (Riverdale Press)
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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