Today’s Headlines
Parking Ticket Issues Drop in Brooklyn and the Bronx (News) Angry Motorist Says Placard Abuse Rampant on Roosevelt Island (News) Some Wonder If Yankee Garages Were Intended for Park-and-Ride (City Limits) Are Stadium and Mega-Mall Evidence of ‘Booming’ Bronx? (News) Speeding Drivers Terrorize Windsor Terrace (Brooklyn Eagle) Federal Panel Recommends Gas Tax Hike to Pay … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:34 AM EST on January 15, 2008
- Parking Ticket Issues Drop in Brooklyn and the Bronx (News)
- Angry Motorist Says Placard Abuse Rampant on Roosevelt Island (News)
- Some Wonder If Yankee Garages Were Intended for Park-and-Ride (City Limits)
- Are Stadium and Mega-Mall Evidence of ‘Booming’ Bronx? (News)
- Speeding Drivers Terrorize Windsor Terrace (Brooklyn Eagle)
- Federal Panel Recommends Gas Tax Hike to Pay for Roads, Transit (Post)
- Cato Institute Guy Recommends Fee for Cyclists (LA Times)
- Congestion Pricing Approved for Area Airports (News)
- MTA Looks at High Speed Tolling (MTR)
- Delhi Cyclists Determined to Counter Auto Invasion (BBC)
- Nissan Executive Says Car Culture Is Fading (Fortune via Carfree USA)
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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