Today’s Headlines
More on City Council Congestion Pricing Hearings (News, SI Advance, Newsday) New Q-Poll Shows Pricing Approval as High as 67 Percent (Crain’s) MTA to Delay Planned Service Improvements (NYT) Study Calls for Jersey to East Side Transit Tunnel Link (Post) Prepaid Bus Service to Debut on Bronx Route (News) Subway Performance Goals Lowered to “Realistic” … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:28 AM EDT on March 25, 2008
- More on City Council Congestion Pricing Hearings (News, SI Advance, Newsday)
- New Q-Poll Shows Pricing Approval as High as 67 Percent (Crain’s)
- MTA to Delay Planned Service Improvements (NYT)
- Study Calls for Jersey to East Side Transit Tunnel Link (Post)
- Prepaid Bus Service to Debut on Bronx Route (News)
- Subway Performance Goals Lowered to “Realistic” Level (News)
- DOT Officials Plead Guilty in Bribery Case (Sun)
- Bike Traffic School Debuts in Santa Cruz (TreeHugger)
- US Transit Ridership Highest in 50 Years (APTA via BikeAthens Blog)
- NYT: “The Era of Cheap Oil Is Truly Over”
- Daily News Reporter Takes Up Driving
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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