Today’s Headlines
Council Members to MTA: Squeeze Money from Real Estate Assets (NY1) MTA Exec Directs Public Ire Toward Albany and City Hall (News) MTR: Thompson’s Car-Registration-Fees-for-Transit Proposal a Sensible Idea MTA Plans to Close Some Bridge and Tunnel Toll Lanes (Post) Boris Johnson Wants Bike-Share for London, Cuts Bike Route Funds (Guardian) More Details on CB4’s … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:11 AM EST on November 25, 2008
- Council Members to MTA: Squeeze Money from Real Estate Assets (NY1)
- MTA Exec Directs Public Ire Toward Albany and City Hall (News)
- MTR: Thompson’s Car-Registration-Fees-for-Transit Proposal a Sensible Idea
- MTA Plans to Close Some Bridge and Tunnel Toll Lanes (Post)
- Boris Johnson Wants Bike-Share for London, Cuts Bike Route Funds (Guardian)
- More Details on CB4’s Eighth Ave Cycle Track Vote (Chelsea Now)
- Don’t Blame Infrastructure Projects for Slumping Sidewalk Retail (Curbed)
- NY Area Big Three Dealerships Are on the Brink (Post)
- Baghdad Commuter Rail Is Rolling, Slowly (LAT via Planetizen)
- What’s the Right Price for a Subway Ride? (NYT)
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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