Today’s Headlines
SUV-Loving Americans React to the $100 Fill-Up (NYT) $4/Gal Gas May Stump McCain’s White House Run (Campaign Stops/NYT) Cabbies Call for $1 Per Trip Surcharge to Cover Fuel Costs (Newsday, NY1) MTA Criticized for Staff Motor Pool (News) Eric Gioia Wants Crackdown on Diplomats With Unpaid Parking Fees (Sun) BK Alternate-Side Suspension Spreads (NY1); Can … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
9:03 AM EDT on July 7, 2008
- SUV-Loving Americans React to the $100 Fill-Up (NYT)
- $4/Gal Gas May Stump McCain’s White House Run (Campaign Stops/NYT)
- Cabbies Call for $1 Per Trip Surcharge to Cover Fuel Costs (Newsday, NY1)
- MTA Criticized for Staff Motor Pool (News)
- Eric Gioia Wants Crackdown on Diplomats With Unpaid Parking Fees (Sun)
- BK Alternate-Side Suspension Spreads (NY1); Can Giddy Newspaper Coverage Be Far Behind?
- Transit Petitioner Makes a Bid for Bill de Blasio’s Council Seat (Bklyn Paper)
- Fine Jumps to $100 to Deter Select Bus Service Fare-Beaters (AMNY)
- Long Islanders Turn to Cycling: Sales of Folding Bikes and LIRR Permits Up (Newsday)
- Drivers Taking Notice as Brooklyn Bike Lane Network Expands (Bklyn Eagle)
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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