Today’s Headlines
MTA Board Considers Two Fare Hikes (NYT, News, Sun, Post, AMNY) News: Lawmakers Must Deliver Comprehensive MTA Strategy, Not a Patchwork Plan Michael Daly: Energy Conserving Subways Deserve More Support From Feds (News) MTA Budget Plan Doesn’t Trim Top Executives From Payroll (News) Higher Gas Prices = Safer Roads (AP) NYT: David Gantt Must Go … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:01 AM EDT on July 24, 2008
- MTA Board Considers Two Fare Hikes (NYT, News, Sun, Post, AMNY)
- News: Lawmakers Must Deliver Comprehensive MTA Strategy, Not a Patchwork Plan
- Michael Daly: Energy Conserving Subways Deserve More Support From Feds (News)
- MTA Budget Plan Doesn’t Trim Top Executives From Payroll (News)
- Higher Gas Prices = Safer Roads (AP)
- NYT: David Gantt Must Go
- DOT Announces 10 Finalists in Bike Rack Design Competition (Gothamist)
- Some Council Members Want to Raise Taxi Fuel Surcharge (Sun, City Room)
- Brooklyn’s Shortest Subway Line Is Also New York’s Most Reliable (NYT)
- Bike Boom Helps Portland Ride Out Spike in Gas Prices (NPR)
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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