Today’s Headlines
Yes, New York’s Share of Federal Transpo Grants Is Heading Elsewhere (NYT) Chicago to Use Money to Launch Nation’s Largest BRT System (Trib) Thomas Friedman Blasts McCain and Clinton Over Gas Tax Holiday (NYT) Truckers ‘March’ on Washington to Protest High Price of Fuel (NBC) Westchester Hits $4/Gal; Albany Ponders Lower Gas Tax (Newsday, NY1) … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on April 30, 2008
- Yes, New York’s Share of Federal Transpo Grants Is Heading Elsewhere (NYT)
- Chicago to Use Money to Launch Nation’s Largest BRT System (Trib)
- Thomas Friedman Blasts McCain and Clinton Over Gas Tax Holiday (NYT)
- Truckers ‘March’ on Washington to Protest High Price of Fuel (NBC)
- Westchester Hits $4/Gal; Albany Ponders Lower Gas Tax (Newsday, NY1)
- MTA Announces Transit-Oriented Development Program (MTR)
- L.I. Man Arrested After Yelling Racial Slurs in Fit of Road Rage (Post)
- New Law Protects Traffic Cops From Angry Drivers (News)
- More ‘Sustainable Streets’ Coverage (NY1)
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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