Today’s Headlines
Teamsters Reject Domestic Drilling as Energy Solution (Gristmill) Bloomberg Predicts Post-Election Comeback for Congestion Pricing (News) Eyesore No More? Competing Designs for Port Authority Bus Terminal Unveiled (NYT, News) MTA Forecasts Ridership Plateau in 2009 (AMNY) Clyde Haberman on the MTA’s Image Problem (NYT) What If Subway Fares Doubled? (2nd Ave Sagas) Woman Sues City … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:56 AM EDT on July 25, 2008
- Teamsters Reject Domestic Drilling as Energy Solution (Gristmill)
- Bloomberg Predicts Post-Election Comeback for Congestion Pricing (News)
- Eyesore No More? Competing Designs for Port Authority Bus Terminal Unveiled (NYT, News)
- MTA Forecasts Ridership Plateau in 2009 (AMNY)
- Clyde Haberman on the MTA’s Image Problem (NYT)
- What If Subway Fares Doubled? (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Woman Sues City Over Parking Restrictions in Front of Her Building (City Room)
- Traffic Agents Attacked by Angry Motorists Now Have a Better Recourse (NYT)
- Idling Ikea Buses Block City Bus Drop-offs in Downtown Brooklyn (Brooklyn Paper)
- SF Pol Proposes Car-Free Market Street (SF Chron via Planetizen)
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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