Today’s Headlines
Record Holiday Travel Expected as Oil Nears $100 a Barrel (NYT) Airport Congestion Stymies All (NYT) US Transpo Contingency Plan: ‘Fend for Yourself’ (NARP) Straphangers, Officials Skeptical of Spitzer Fare Freeze (NYT, Sun) As Is the Post; But Not Sports Guy Mike Lupica or the Daily News Aging Subways Sag Under Weight of Increased Ridership … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:48 AM EST on November 21, 2007
- Record Holiday Travel Expected as Oil Nears $100 a Barrel (NYT)
- Airport Congestion Stymies All (NYT)
- US Transpo Contingency Plan: ‘Fend for Yourself’ (NARP)
- Straphangers, Officials Skeptical of Spitzer Fare Freeze (NYT, Sun)
- As Is the Post; But Not Sports Guy Mike Lupica or the Daily News
- Aging Subways Sag Under Weight of Increased Ridership (AP)
- High Speed Rail Line is Sabotaged in France (NYT)
- Most Witnesses at Hearings Favored Congestion Pricing (TSTC)
- ‘Inevitable’ Washington State Tolls to Pay for Transit (Crosscut)
- DUI Driver Hits Boy; ‘Not Likely to Face Criminal Charges’ If Child Dies (Post, NYT)
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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