Today’s Headlines
City Council Members Push to Weaken Parking Enforcement (NYT, News, Post) Vincent Gentile Is Leading the Anti-Enforcement Charge for Brooklyn’s Car Owners (News) Brooklyn DWI Arrests Increased in 2008; Parking Tickets? They Declined 8.8% (News) House Republican Leader: No Stimulus Funding for Bike Paths (BCT via Streetsblog.net) Green Stimulus Ideas: Transit Subsidies, Pay-As-You-Go Car Insurance … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:10 AM EST on January 12, 2009
- City Council Members Push to Weaken Parking Enforcement (NYT, News, Post)
- Vincent Gentile Is Leading the Anti-Enforcement Charge for Brooklyn’s Car Owners (News)
- Brooklyn DWI Arrests Increased in 2008; Parking Tickets? They Declined 8.8% (News)
- House Republican Leader: No Stimulus Funding for Bike Paths (BCT via Streetsblog.net)
- Green Stimulus Ideas: Transit Subsidies, Pay-As-You-Go Car Insurance Incentives (TPM)
- MTA Sustainability Report Filled With ‘Gobbledygook’ Says NYT Transit Reporter (City Room)
- Petitioners Around the City Protest MTA Service Cuts (2nd Ave Sagas)
- NYT Op-Ed: L.I.’s Immigrant Cyclists Are Vulnerable, That’s Just the Way It Is
- City’s Parking Placard Crackdown Has Nabbed Thousands Since April (Post)
- Enviros Fear Inaugural Train Trip Could Be Eco-Hazard (CNN)
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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