Today’s Headlines
City Cuts Number of Parking Permits by a Third (News, AP, Post, NYT) MTA Faces $3B Shortfall in Current Capital Plan (AMNY) NY Gas Tax Holiday Going Nowhere (Daily Politics, NBC) NYT Calls Out Gas Tax Pandering McCain Dodged Alt-Energy Votes (VF Daily) 125th Street Rezoning OKed by City Council (NYT, Post) State Senate Approves … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:58 AM EDT on May 1, 2008
- City Cuts Number of Parking Permits by a Third (News, AP, Post, NYT)
- MTA Faces $3B Shortfall in Current Capital Plan (AMNY)
- NY Gas Tax Holiday Going Nowhere (Daily Politics, NBC)
- NYT Calls Out Gas Tax Pandering
- McCain Dodged Alt-Energy Votes (VF Daily)
- 125th Street Rezoning OKed by City Council (NYT, Post)
- State Senate Approves Red Light Cameras for Nassau (News)
- Volvo Sets Goal of Zero Deaths Inside Its Cars (NYT)
- MTA to Mail Out Customer Surveys (Post)
- Chelsea Resident Rants About 9th Ave Bike Lane (Curbed)
- Transit Expert Nominated to Head ConnDOT (MTR)
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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