Today’s Headlines
Ravitch Plan Round-up (NYT, News, News, Post, NY1, MTR) What Politicians Are Saying About the Plan (NYT, Politicker, Daily Politics) Silver: ‘When Richard Ravitch Speaks, New Yorkers Should Listen’ (Daily Politics) Commission Wants to Raise the Bar for MTA Board Membership (News) NYT, News Endorse the Plan; Post Opposes Payroll Tax, Wants Union Concessions Too … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:16 AM EST on December 5, 2008
- Ravitch Plan Round-up (NYT, News, News, Post, NY1, MTR)
- What Politicians Are Saying About the Plan (NYT, Politicker, Daily Politics)
- Silver: ‘When Richard Ravitch Speaks, New Yorkers Should Listen’ (Daily Politics)
- Commission Wants to Raise the Bar for MTA Board Membership (News)
- NYT, News Endorse the Plan; Post Opposes Payroll Tax, Wants Union Concessions Too
- Congress Remains Unimpressed By Bailout Pleas From Auto Execs (NYT, AP)
- Gridlock Sam: City, State Need to Line Up Transpo Projects to Get Feds’ Stimulus Money (News)
- Three Plans for Transit Stimulus (TreeHugger)
- Oregon Gov to Push for Expanded Ped/Bike Funding (BikePortland via Streetsblog.net)
- Intercity Bus Travel Growing at Rapid Clip (Forbes)
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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