Today's Headlines

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

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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