Today’s Headlines
South in Store for Two More Weeks of Gas Shortage (NYT) Car Makers to Receive $25B in Subsidized Loans (AP) Bronx Biz Owners, State Sen. Jeff Klein Rage Against Parking Tickets (News) Sheldon Silver Takes Frequent Flights to Albany (Sun, News) Tappan Zee Replacement to Include BRT, Commuter Rail (MTR) Price of Clean Subways: $96M … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:03 AM EDT on September 30, 2008
- South in Store for Two More Weeks of Gas Shortage (NYT)
- Car Makers to Receive $25B in Subsidized Loans (AP)
- Bronx Biz Owners, State Sen. Jeff Klein Rage Against Parking Tickets (News)
- Sheldon Silver Takes Frequent Flights to Albany (Sun, News)
- Tappan Zee Replacement to Include BRT, Commuter Rail (MTR)
- Price of Clean Subways: $96M (News)
- Atlantic Yards Will Face Another Court Challenge (City Room, Sun, Post, Bklyn Paper)
- Obscure City Street May Be Turned Over to Private Management (NYT)
- Time to Invest in Bike Manufacturers? (Economist)
- Car-Free Sundays in Mexico City (LAT 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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