Today's Headlines

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

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.

Today's Headlines

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