Today’s Headlines
Big MTA Projects Will Have to Trim Costs… (News, Newsday) …Fulton Transit Center First to Feel Pinch (Post, AM, Sun, Newsday, Metro) Ratner Can Walk Away From Yards Without Financial Penalty (Post) NYT: Long Islanders Not Ready for Smart Growth Subway Crime Fell 13 Percent Last Year (NY1) Metro-North Commuters Say Service Is Improving (AP) … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:38 AM EST on January 29, 2008
- Big MTA Projects Will Have to Trim Costs… (News, Newsday)
- …Fulton Transit Center First to Feel Pinch (Post, AM, Sun, Newsday, Metro)
- Ratner Can Walk Away From Yards Without Financial Penalty (Post)
- NYT: Long Islanders Not Ready for Smart Growth
- Subway Crime Fell 13 Percent Last Year (NY1)
- Metro-North Commuters Say Service Is Improving (AP)
- The End of Hole-Punches? Metro-North to Use Electronic Ticketing (Sun)
- TreeHugger Interviews Andy Kunz on State of U.S. Rail System (via Planetizen)
- Stewart Airport Ramps Up With Wider Access Roads, Bigger Parking Lot (AP)
- Traders Betting on Oil Prices to Drop Below $80 a Barrel (Financial Times)
- Swipe Cards Make Secure Bike Parking More Viable (Bike Commute Tips)
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.
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