Today’s Headlines
Can Detroit Switch From Carmaking to ‘Transportmaking’? (NYT) Stanley Crouch: Obama Should Rebuild Rail System (News) MTA May Cut the Number of Subway Station Agents (News, NY1) Bloomberg Undeterred After Court Deals Setback to Hybrid Cab Initiative (NY1, News) Silver Flirts With Commuter Tax Again (Post) Exurbs Require Twice as Much Subsidy as Walkable, Transit-Oriented … Continued
By
Ben Fried
10:04 AM EST on November 17, 2008
- Can Detroit Switch From Carmaking to ‘Transportmaking’? (NYT)
- Stanley Crouch: Obama Should Rebuild Rail System (News)
- MTA May Cut the Number of Subway Station Agents (News, NY1)
- Bloomberg Undeterred After Court Deals Setback to Hybrid Cab Initiative (NY1, News)
- Silver Flirts With Commuter Tax Again (Post)
- Exurbs Require Twice as Much Subsidy as Walkable, Transit-Oriented Development (Worldchanging)
- Teens Use Car as Weapon, Critically Injure 19-Year-Old in Bayside (News)
- Drunk Driver Crashes Into Livery Cab in Astoria, Killing Two (NYT, Post, News)
- Post Shames Public Figures for Abusing Parking Placard and License Plate Privileges
- NPR Profiles Worksman Cycles of Queens, America’s Oldest Bike-Maker
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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