Today’s Headlines
Paterson Pledges to Avert MTA Doomsday (Post, NY1) Bronx Pols Espada, Diaz, Sr., and Rivera Don’t Care Much About Transit Riders (Norwood News) State Senate’s Intransigence Is Putting B23 Riders at Risk (WNYC) City Council Approves Major Rezoning of West Side Rail Yards (Post) Coney Island Boardwalk Will Only Get Partial Repair With Stim Funds … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:15 AM EDT on April 3, 2009
- Paterson Pledges to Avert MTA Doomsday (Post, NY1)
- Bronx Pols Espada, Diaz, Sr., and Rivera Don’t Care Much About Transit Riders (Norwood News)
- State Senate’s Intransigence Is Putting B23 Riders at Risk (WNYC)
- City Council Approves Major Rezoning of West Side Rail Yards (Post)
- Coney Island Boardwalk Will Only Get Partial Repair With Stim Funds (News)
- Here’s a Statewide List of Ped-Bike Projects Receiving Stimulus Cash (AP)
- North Brooklyn Park Delayed as MTA Frets Over Parking Lot Site (Bklyn Paper)
- Experts Debate: Is High-Speed Rail Worth It? (Planetizen)
- NYT Travel Section Gives Portland Bike Scene Some Love
- Downtown STL Saddled With Another Crappy Plaza (Urban Review STL 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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