Today’s Headlines
MTA Budget Hole Bigger Than Expected, Second Round of Cuts on the Horizon (NYT, News, Post) State DOT Commish Astrid Glynn Resigns Her Post (Daily Politics, Times Union, WNYC) Obama Boasts of 2,000 Stim-Funded Transportation Projects (WaPo) TLC Mulls Split Fares, Cellphone-Blocking, and Other Tech for Cabs (Post, News) Study Feeds Safety Fears of Small … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:10 AM EDT on April 14, 2009
- MTA Budget Hole Bigger Than Expected, Second Round of Cuts on the Horizon (NYT, News, Post)
- State DOT Commish Astrid Glynn Resigns Her Post (Daily Politics, Times Union, WNYC)
- Obama Boasts of 2,000 Stim-Funded Transportation Projects (WaPo)
- TLC Mulls Split Fares, Cellphone-Blocking, and Other Tech for Cabs (Post, News)
- Study Feeds Safety Fears of Small Cars (WSJ)
- Ex-Rep Fossella Gets 5 Days for Drunk Driving (NYT, Bklyn Paper)
- NY Mag Diagrams Assorted MTA Funding Scenarios
- Readers Respond to Chelsea Now Hit Job on 8th Ave Bike Lane
- What Makes People Afraid of Urbanism? (TOW via Streetsblog.net)
- Detroit Pols Want to Tear Down Historic Michigan Central Station (Infrastructurist)
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.
Read More:
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog New York City
‘A Solution, But To What Problem?’ Experts Say AVs Are The Elephant In The Room, But There’s Still Time To Figure Out Their Role
Want to know more about autonomous vehicles? Read this vital excerpt from last week's "The Future of Transportation" seminar.
April 20, 2026
Opinion: Don’t Design Grand Army Plaza For 2007 — Build It For The Future
We should demand a redesign that represents a vision of the city that New York can become decades into the future.
April 20, 2026
AG James Won’t Charge Cop Who Ran Over And Dragged Sleeping Man in Park While Applying Makeup
Lip service! The top state law-enforcement official won't charge a cop who held an open tube of lip gloss as she drove over and killed a sleeping man in Flushing Meadows Park last year.
April 20, 2026
Monday’s Headlines: World Cup Fuss Edition
New Jersey Transit's $150 World Cup train ticket was the talk of the town over the weekend. Plus more news.
April 20, 2026
Crashes Went Down 15% In Harlem Trash Container Zone, As Mamdani Hawks Citywide Rollout
We crunched the numbers: Empire Bins don't just make streets cleaner, they also make them safer.
April 17, 2026
