Today’s Headlines
Liu and de Blasio Announce Transit Bill of (Yeah,) Rights (Second Ave Sagas) Before a Fare Hike, MTA Should Control Project Costs (News) Fulton Transit Center Estimates Keep Growing (Metro) Arrival Signs, Computer-Driven Trains Could Be Scrapped (NY1) MetroCards Considered for Cabs (Post) City Laying Groundwork for Post-Bloomberg PlaNYC (Sun) New Mets Stadium to Be … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:52 AM EST on December 19, 2007
- Liu and de Blasio Announce Transit Bill of (Yeah,) Rights (Second Ave Sagas)
- Before a Fare Hike, MTA Should Control Project Costs (News)
- Fulton Transit Center Estimates Keep Growing (Metro)
- Arrival Signs, Computer-Driven Trains Could Be Scrapped (NY1)
- MetroCards Considered for Cabs (Post)
- City Laying Groundwork for Post-Bloomberg PlaNYC (Sun)
- New Mets Stadium to Be Set in an Ocean of Parking (Curbed)
- DOT Refuses Stoplight at Perilous School Intersection (Brooklyn Eagle)
- Bush to Sign Weakened Energy Bill (NYT, Grist)
- What Happened in Bali? (NYT)
- Dear Car That Beeped at Me… (Bike Snob NYC)
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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