Today’s Headlines
MTA Nominee Is ‘No Transportation Expert’ (NYT, Metro) Working Poor Would Suffer Most From Transit Hikes (News) Driver Charged With Homicide in Cyclist Death (AMNY, News, NYT) SUV Driver Kills Infant in Stroller; ‘No Criminality Suspected’ (Post, News, Newsday) State Senator Sabini Pleads Not Guilty to DWI (NYT, Daily Politics) Cab Drivers to Strike Monday … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:31 AM EDT on October 19, 2007
- MTA Nominee Is ‘No Transportation Expert’ (NYT, Metro)
- Working Poor Would Suffer Most From Transit Hikes (News)
- Driver Charged With Homicide in Cyclist Death (AMNY, News, NYT)
- SUV Driver Kills Infant in Stroller; ‘No Criminality Suspected’ (Post, News, Newsday)
- State Senator Sabini Pleads Not Guilty to DWI (NYT, Daily Politics)
- Cab Drivers to Strike Monday (Post)
- Oil Hits Record $90 a Barrel (AP)
- Car Condos: the Logical Next Step (LA Times)
- Secretary Peters Likes San Fran’s Congestion Program (Planetizen)
- Towns Look for Ways to Boost Bike Commuting (Democrat and Chronicle)
- Lessons From a Summer of Cycling (Brooklyn Paper)
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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