Today's Headlines
Today’s Headlines
By Ben Fried
- MTA Unveils Grim 2009 Budget; Electeds and Advocates React (NYT, News, Post, NY1)
- News Pins Responsibility for MTA Woes on Albany's 'Gutless Wonders'
- How Budget Cuts Will Affect Service (News)
- Congress Tells Carmakers to Come Back With a Better Bailout Plan (NYT)
- Auto Execs' PR Savvy Rivals That of MTA Board (CNN, Wheels)
- New Traffic Safety Paradigm: Reduce VMT, Reduce Risk (Planetizen)
- Landmarks Commission Approves 90-Car Underground Garage for Brooklyn Heights (Bklyn Paper)
- Portland DOT Proposes City's First Cycle Track (BikePortland)
- Elaborate Sticker Scheme Helps Albany Cops and Friends Evade Parking Fines (Times Union)
- The 'Draft Anthony Weiner for Senate' Movement Begins (Cap'n Transit)
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