Today’s Headlines
Chain Stores, Gas Stations Reaping Benefits From City Tax Break (NYT, News) West Coast Cities Are Less Carbon-Intensive Than Others in U.S. (NYT) Bloomberg Criticizes Corn Ethanol Subsidies, Gas Tax Holiday (Sun) New York-DC High-Speed Train Proposal Gets a Boost (Sun, NY1) New Yorkers Well-Positioned to Handle Rising Gas Prices (Post) MTA Defends Giving Board … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on May 29, 2008
- Chain Stores, Gas Stations Reaping Benefits From City Tax Break (NYT, News)
- West Coast Cities Are Less Carbon-Intensive Than Others in U.S. (NYT)
- Bloomberg Criticizes Corn Ethanol Subsidies, Gas Tax Holiday (Sun)
- New York-DC High-Speed Train Proposal Gets a Boost (Sun, NY1)
- New Yorkers Well-Positioned to Handle Rising Gas Prices (Post)
- MTA Defends Giving Board Members Free E-ZPasses for Life (AMNY, City Room)
- Checking in on Park Slope a Week After Suspension of Parking Rules (Brooklyn Paper)
- Sheldon Silver Challenger Luke Henry Opens Campaign Office (Politicker)
- Introducing the Dual-Mode Vehicle: It Runs On Rails and Off (Autopia)
- Wisconsin Man Swears Off Gas for a Month (Yahoo)
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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