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Today’s Headlines

Queens Civic Congress Finds ’09 Candidates Under the Mistletoe (Daily Politics) Bloomberg Opposes Congestion Zone Shrinkage (Post)  City Criticized for Skimping on Transit Contribution (Post) Mayor Says Pricing Would Keep Fares “Reasonable” (News) San Francisco Plan Would Debit Drivers’ Bank Accounts [Audio] (KQED) Chicago Transit System Verges on Collapse (STLtoday) 7 Line Extension Work to … Continued
  • Queens Civic Congress Finds ’09 Candidates Under the Mistletoe (Daily Politics)
  • Bloomberg Opposes Congestion Zone Shrinkage (Post
  • City Criticized for Skimping on Transit Contribution (Post)
  • Mayor Says Pricing Would Keep Fares “Reasonable” (News)
  • San Francisco Plan Would Debit Drivers’ Bank Accounts [Audio] (KQED)
  • Chicago Transit System Verges on Collapse (STLtoday)
  • 7 Line Extension Work to Start, Minus Hell’s Kitchen Stop (AMNY)
  • Neighborhood Groups Don’t Want Sanitation Garage (Chelsea Now)
  • California Transpo Funds Restricted to Non-Polluting Projects (Union-Trib)
  • Congress Close to “Meaningful” New Fuel Standards (NYT)
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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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