Today’s Headlines
Energy Dept Predicts Gas Prices Will Peak in June (NYT) For Sale: Gas Guzzling Behemoth. Any Takers? Anyone? (Boston Globe) Gas Tax Holiday Would Cost Thousands of Jobs (CA Progress Report) Joel Rivera: City Still Needs a Plan to Cut Traffic, Fund Transit (News) Ravitch Commission Results Won’t Be Popular With Lawmakers (2nd Ave Sagas) … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on May 7, 2008
- Energy Dept Predicts Gas Prices Will Peak in June (NYT)
- For Sale: Gas Guzzling Behemoth. Any Takers? Anyone? (Boston Globe)
- Gas Tax Holiday Would Cost Thousands of Jobs (CA Progress Report)
- Joel Rivera: City Still Needs a Plan to Cut Traffic, Fund Transit (News)
- Ravitch Commission Results Won’t Be Popular With Lawmakers (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Fewer New Yorkers Opting for Taxis (News)
- Paterson Gets a Grip on Port Authority Spoils (NYT)
- Fossella’s District Torn Over DWI Arrest (NYT)
- Dublin Considers Car-Free Zones for City Center (Independent)
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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