Today’s Headlines
- Spitzer-Appointed Port Authority Chief Resigns (Crain's, Sun)
- Mega-Development Projects Need Help (NYT)
- With Pricing's Defeat, City Drops Residential Parking Permits (Bklyn Paper)
- Quinnipiac Lands Parting Shot (Post)
- Taxi Erupts in Flames Outside St. Patrick's (Post)
- Bike Lane Calms Washington Street (Villager)
- Complete Street Plans Move Ahead on Dekalb and Vanderbilt (Bklyn Paper)
- Parking Sign Tampering Causes Neighborhood Uproar (Bklyn Paper)
- San Francisco to Try Variable Rate Meters (Chron via Planetizen)
- GA Legislature Kills Popular Transpo Funding Bill (C. Loaf via BikeAthens Blog)
- Hinky Highway Earmark Sparks Congressional Probe (NYT)
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