Today’s Headlines
NYT: Obama Must Make Transit a Priority No Mention of Transit in Obama Address on Economic Recovery (CAHSR Blog via Streetsblog.net) Steel Industry Pushing for Transit Projects in Stimulus Package (TPM) TLC Wants Taxi-Mounted Cams to Improve Safety of Cabbie Driving (News) Street Memorial Project Visits Sites Where Cyclists Were Killed in 2008 (News) NYT … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:04 AM EST on January 5, 2009
- NYT: Obama Must Make Transit a Priority
- No Mention of Transit in Obama Address on Economic Recovery (CAHSR Blog via Streetsblog.net)
- Steel Industry Pushing for Transit Projects in Stimulus Package (TPM)
- TLC Wants Taxi-Mounted Cams to Improve Safety of Cabbie Driving (News)
- Street Memorial Project Visits Sites Where Cyclists Were Killed in 2008 (News)
- NYT Recaps Kent Ave Bike Lane Saga
- City Agencies Ordered to Cut Car Fleets By 700 Vehicles (NYT)
- Brennan Center: Albany as Dysfunctional as Ever (News)
- Raise Gas Tax, Says Federal Commission (NY1)
- SF Begins to Study Congestion Pricing Options (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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