Today’s Headlines
City Will Appeal Pedicab Ruling (City Room) Quinn Briefly Encounters Protesters (Villager) Pier 40 Plan Opposed by West Village Residents (TRE, Villager) Assemblyman: Checking Traffic Data While Driving Is Unsafe (Post) Unused Verrazano Toll Booths to Be Removed in 2014 (Bklyn Paper) Valet Bike Parking Could Have Fringe Benefits (Bike Snob) Bike Sharing Considered for … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:29 AM EST on January 18, 2008
- City Will Appeal Pedicab Ruling (City Room)
- Quinn Briefly Encounters Protesters (Villager)
- Pier 40 Plan Opposed by West Village Residents (TRE, Villager)
- Assemblyman: Checking Traffic Data While Driving Is Unsafe (Post)
- Unused Verrazano Toll Booths to Be Removed in 2014 (Bklyn Paper)
- Valet Bike Parking Could Have Fringe Benefits (Bike Snob)
- Bike Sharing Considered for Philadelphia (Inquirer)
- British Columbia Unveils $14 Billion Transit Plan (Globe-Mail)
- China Getting Dangerous for Pedestrians and Cyclists (TSC via Planetizen)
- Where Do Presidential Candidates Stand on Transportation? (MTR)
- Bush, US Bow to ‘Petro-Islam’ (Newsweek)
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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