Today’s Headlines
Ken Livingstone to Ban Cars From London’s Busiest Streets (Times) Don’t Like Congestion? Get Out of the City. (Sydney Morning Herald) Port Authority Details Toll Jump; May End E-ZPass Discounts (NYT, Post) Corzine Pledges ‘Substantial’ Toll Increases (NYT) You See a Safer Street; Drivers See Fewer Parking Spots (Brooklyn Paper) 17-Year-Old Driver Kills Pedestrian; Charged … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:37 AM EST on November 16, 2007
- Ken Livingstone to Ban Cars From London’s Busiest Streets (Times)
- Don’t Like Congestion? Get Out of the City. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Port Authority Details Toll Jump; May End E-ZPass Discounts (NYT, Post)
- Corzine Pledges ‘Substantial’ Toll Increases (NYT)
- You See a Safer Street; Drivers See Fewer Parking Spots (Brooklyn Paper)
- 17-Year-Old Driver Kills Pedestrian; Charged for License Violation (Post)
- Legislator Seeks to Outlaw Texting While Driving (Post)
- Court Rejects Bush Mileage Standards as Too Weak (NYT)
- Detroit Mired in Poverty as Car Makers Fight for Inefficiency (BBC, Gristmill)
- Bike Commuting in the ‘Burbs? Yep. (Advocate)
- This Holiday Season, Try Transit (AMNY)
- The Red Hook Equation: Crappy Bus Service = Lower Rents (Curbed)
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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