Today’s Headlines
Commission to Unveil Final Congestion Pricing Plan Today… (Post, Sun, AP) …Assembly Dems Don’t Like Proposal, But ‘They Can Be Dealt With’ (News, NYT) Budget Constraints Will Slow, Not Stop, Major MTA Projects (AM) Public Park May Take Shape at Fulton Street During Transit Center Delays (News) NYC Transit: Concrete Station Floors Get Much Dirtier … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:45 AM EST on January 31, 2008
- Commission to Unveil Final Congestion Pricing Plan Today… (Post, Sun, AP)
- …Assembly Dems Don’t Like Proposal, But ‘They Can Be Dealt With’ (News, NYT)
- Budget Constraints Will Slow, Not Stop, Major MTA Projects (AM)
- Public Park May Take Shape at Fulton Street During Transit Center Delays (News)
- NYC Transit: Concrete Station Floors Get Much Dirtier Than Tile (News, AP)
- MTA Board Tinkers With Metrocard Bonuses (Newsday)
- Gridlock Sam: ‘Don’t Even THINK About Parking Here’ Not a Joke (News)
- Downtown Richmond Debates One-Way Vs. Two-Way Streets (Urban Richmond)
- National Retailer Pledges $15,000 Grants to Bike Advocates (Bike Commute Tips)
- Beijing Ready to Order Cars Off the Road For Olympics (NPR)
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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