Today’s Headlines
- Congress Gives Oil Execs a Tongue Lashing Over Fuel Prices (NYT)
- $4/Gal Gas Weakens Ford and American Auto Industry (NYT)
- Rep. James Oberstar Tweaks Federal Transit Funding Formula (GGW)
- Bloomberg: Growth in Ridership May Be More Than Transit System Can Handle (AMNY)
- Double-Decker Buses Coming Back to Fifth Avenue (AMNY, Post, NYT)
- G Train Riders Ask for Better Service (NYT)
- MTA Board Approves Hudson Yards Deal (News, NYT)
- Nassau Exec Suozzi Vows to Crack Down on DWI (News)
- Why Sidewalk Water Fountains Would Work in NYC (NYT)
- Brooklyn Bridge, 125 Years Old, May Become More Transit-Oriented (News, NY1)
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