Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

After MTA Board Meeting, Chair Says Situation Is Dire and Deadline Is Real (City Room, Politicker) Post: Paterson Plans to Get Votes for MTA Rescue via Member Items Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Queens Mother Near Her Home in Flushing (News) BikePortland Reports From Day of Bike Advocacy on Capitol Hill Next Federal Transpo Bill Will Be … Continued

By Ben Fried

8:03 AM EDT on March 16, 2009

After MTA Board Meeting, Chair Says Situation Is Dire and Deadline Is Real (City Room, Politicker)
Post: Paterson Plans to Get Votes for MTA Rescue via Member Items
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Queens Mother Near Her Home in Flushing (News)
BikePortland Reports From Day of Bike Advocacy on Capitol Hill
Next Federal Transpo Bill Will Be Called ‘CLEAN-TEA’ (KC Light Rail via Streetsblog.net)
Asphalt Industry Looking for Its Piece of Stimulus Pie (NYT)
Should NYC Do Away With Borough Presidents? (News)
Ethics Panel Says Pols Can Drive Their Govt Cars Wherever They Want (Post)
NY Waterways Ferry Co. on Verge of Bankruptcy (Crain’s)
New South Ferry Subway Station Opens Today (NY1)

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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