Today’s Headlines
Sander: The MTA Needs Congestion Pricing (Metro) Feds Say Bridge Plan Should Include Flex Tolls (News) Bid Firms Find Original Pricing Proposal ‘Too Complex’ (Voice) City Makes It Legal for Marty Markowitz to Park on Sidewalk (News) Judge Recuses Himself From Atlantic Yards Panel (Post) Amtrak Labor Dispute Unresolved as Strike Deadline Nears (AMNY) Gas … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:47 AM EST on January 16, 2008
- Sander: The MTA Needs Congestion Pricing (Metro)
- Feds Say Bridge Plan Should Include Flex Tolls (News)
- Bid Firms Find Original Pricing Proposal ‘Too Complex’ (Voice)
- City Makes It Legal for Marty Markowitz to Park on Sidewalk (News)
- Judge Recuses Himself From Atlantic Yards Panel (Post)
- Amtrak Labor Dispute Unresolved as Strike Deadline Nears (AMNY)
- Gas Tax Program Would Expand Rail Service (MTR)
- Speeding Up Buses Isn’t Rocket Science (Gotham Gazette)
- Who’s to Blame for Motorist-Cyclist Conflicts? (LA Times)
- Tata Could Have Done Better Than ‘India’s Model T’ (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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