Today’s Headlines
MTA Budget Woes Revive Talk of Congestion Pricing (NYT) Brooklyn Jogger Killed as SUVs Collide (News) Silver: Pricing “Still Has Political Problems” (News) Bloomberg’s New MTA Revenue Idea: Tax Cigarette Sales on the Rez (Post) Some Rush-Hour Subways Will Go Standing Room Only in Effort to Boost Capacity (News, NY1) McCain, Obama Tweak Stances on … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:00 AM EDT on August 4, 2008
- MTA Budget Woes Revive Talk of Congestion Pricing (NYT)
- Brooklyn Jogger Killed as SUVs Collide (News)
- Silver: Pricing “Still Has Political Problems” (News)
- Bloomberg’s New MTA Revenue Idea: Tax Cigarette Sales on the Rez (Post)
- Some Rush-Hour Subways Will Go Standing Room Only in Effort to Boost Capacity (News, NY1)
- McCain, Obama Tweak Stances on Drilling and Energy (NYT)
- A Brief History of NYPD Antagonism Toward Critical Mass (NYT)
- How Jackson Heights Neighbors Got the City to Launch a New Play Street (NYT)
- L.A. Cyclists Face Motorist Intimidation, Harrowing Commutes (WSJ)
- Pay-as-You-Drive Insurance Catching On (CSMonitor)
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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