Today’s Headlines
Report: City and State Funding for MTA Has Declined Since 1990 (NYT, 2nd Ave Sagas) Pregnant Traffic Agent Struck and Killed in the Bronx (News, NY1, NYT, AP, Post) 41,000 Americans Died in Highway Crashes Last Year (AP) VMT Declined in June, Too (Gristmill) Council Member David Weprin Intros Bill to Ban Texting While Driving … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:04 AM EDT on August 15, 2008
- Report: City and State Funding for MTA Has Declined Since 1990 (NYT, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Pregnant Traffic Agent Struck and Killed in the Bronx (News, NY1, NYT, AP, Post)
- 41,000 Americans Died in Highway Crashes Last Year (AP)
- VMT Declined in June, Too (Gristmill)
- Council Member David Weprin Intros Bill to Ban Texting While Driving (NYT)
- Bloomberg Backs Challenger Running Against Martin Connor for State Sen (Daily Politics)
- New York Needs Grocery Stores You Can Walk To, Not Costco (Planetizen)
- Electric Bike Sales on the Rise (AP)
- No Traffic Controls for Beijing Once Olympics Leave Town (Reuters)
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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