Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Schumer Holds Presser at Grand Central to Call for Bigger Transit Stimulus (NY1) Without Operating Assistance, DC Metro Service Will Shrink as System Expands (WaPo via Yglesias) Senate Republicans Make a Push for More Highway Spending in Stimulus (Streetsblog SF) $2 Billion for High Speed Rail in Senate Stim Bill (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net) Metropolis … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:04 AM EST on February 3, 2009

Schumer Holds Presser at Grand Central to Call for Bigger Transit Stimulus (NY1)
Without Operating Assistance, DC Metro Service Will Shrink as System Expands (WaPo via Yglesias)
Senate Republicans Make a Push for More Highway Spending in Stimulus (Streetsblog SF)
$2 Billion for High Speed Rail in Senate Stim Bill (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
Metropolis Rethinks the Interstate
Schumer Also Behind ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Proposal to Subsidize Fuel-Efficient Car Sales (Bloomberg)
Starting in 2010, Fashion Week Won’t Keep the Hoi Polloi Out of Bryant Park (NYT)
MTA and Related Cos. Delay Final Deal for Hudson Yards (NYT)
Record Crowds Turning Out for MTA Fare Hike Hearings (News)
City Planning Commission to Consider Bike Zoning Amendment Tomorrow (MTR)

Ben Fried

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.

Today's Headlines

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