Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

GM, Chrysler Ask for Another Handout, This One for $14 Billion (NYT) Obama Signs Stimulus Bill Into Law (NYT) Why the Prez Made High Speed Rail a Stimulus Priority (Politico) Transpo Sec LaHood on How Stim Money Will Be Spent (Transportation for America) More Responses to David Brooks (Joe Urban, Discovering Urbanism) Lentol at Mock … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:01 AM EST on February 18, 2009

GM, Chrysler Ask for Another Handout, This One for $14 Billion (NYT)
Obama Signs Stimulus Bill Into Law (NYT)
Why the Prez Made High Speed Rail a Stimulus Priority (Politico)
Transpo Sec LaHood on How Stim Money Will Be Spent (Transportation for America)
More Responses to David Brooks (Joe Urban, Discovering Urbanism)
Lentol at Mock G Funeral: ‘We Will Get a Plan Down That Saves the Subway System’ (News)
Bronx Beep Carrion Heads to DC to Oversee Office of Urban Policy (News)
MTA Won’t Use Stim Funds to Bail Out Atlantic Yards; Paterson Still Might (Post)
To WSJ Columnist, ‘Smart Transportation’ = Gadgetry for Roads and Cars
Memphis Airport Security Takes Sticker on a Bike Too Literally (Urban Velo via Streetsblog.net)

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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