Today’s Headlines
Dan Doctoroff, Would-Be “Moses of the Bloomberg Era,” to Resign (NYT) More Ink for Congestion Pricing Experts Brodsky and McCaffrey (Newsday) Decentralized Subway Lines Could Be Revolutionary, Or Not (NYT, 2nd Ave Sagas) Straphangers Want Fold-Up Seats, Poetry Readings (NYT) Cyclist Hit by Bus Near Times Square; No Charges Expected (AMNY) Walking Tour Ponders Changing … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:45 AM EST on December 7, 2007
- Dan Doctoroff, Would-Be “Moses of the Bloomberg Era,” to Resign (NYT)
- More Ink for Congestion Pricing Experts Brodsky and McCaffrey (Newsday)
- Decentralized Subway Lines Could Be Revolutionary, Or Not (NYT, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Straphangers Want Fold-Up Seats, Poetry Readings (NYT)
- Cyclist Hit by Bus Near Times Square; No Charges Expected (AMNY)
- Walking Tour Ponders Changing Face of Downtown Brooklyn (Bklyn Paper)
- Ambulette Parking Taken Over by City Employees (Bklyn Paper)
- Bloomberg’s Car Stolen Again, This Time From East Side Garage (Post)
- Detroit Backs Loan Bailout-Enhanced CAFE Bill (NYT)
- Barbara Ehrenreich: Hell Is a Gated Community (AlterNet)
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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