Today’s Headlines
Rally for Congestion Pricing at Albany Today (Sun) Post Says Pricing Odds Are Long The Bush Admin’s Pursuit of Road Pricing (WaPo) Pace of Reducing Car Emissions Slow to Pick Up (WSJ) Minnesota Bridge Was Carrying 99 Tons of Sand at Time of Collapse (NYT) Community Board Plans Would Gain Clout Under New Bill (TRE) … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:50 AM EDT on March 18, 2008
- Rally for Congestion Pricing at Albany Today (Sun)
- Post Says Pricing Odds Are Long
- The Bush Admin’s Pursuit of Road Pricing (WaPo)
- Pace of Reducing Car Emissions Slow to Pick Up (WSJ)
- Minnesota Bridge Was Carrying 99 Tons of Sand at Time of Collapse (NYT)
- Community Board Plans Would Gain Clout Under New Bill (TRE)
- Bus Service May Extend to Brooklyn Bridge Park (Bklyn Paper)
- MTA’s Trip Planner Website Wins Award (CIty Room)
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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