Today’s Headlines
NYT, Post Fixate on ‘Green Metrocard’ Program in MTA’s Sustainability Report NY1 Covers It Straight News Pits Sander’s Teenage Daughter Against Him in Story on MTA Service Cuts NYC Prepping Its Stimulus Wish List (CBS) Poll: 81 Percent of Americans Willing to Pay Higher Taxes for Better Infrastructure (News) 15 Community Boards Have Voted in … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:01 AM EST on January 9, 2009
- NYT, Post Fixate on ‘Green Metrocard’ Program in MTA’s Sustainability Report
- NY1 Covers It Straight
- News Pits Sander’s Teenage Daughter Against Him in Story on MTA Service Cuts
- NYC Prepping Its Stimulus Wish List (CBS)
- Poll: 81 Percent of Americans Willing to Pay Higher Taxes for Better Infrastructure (News)
- 15 Community Boards Have Voted in Favor of Bike-Friendly Regs for New Buildings (Post)
- More on Metro-North’s On-Board Bike Hooks (Railtec)
- Parks Officers in SUVs Crack Down on Pedicabs in Central Park (City Room)
- DC Group Will Provide Bike Valet Parking for Inauguration (City Paper)
- An Open Letter to the Prez-Elect: Invest in Sidewalks (Portland Transport via Streetsblog.net)
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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