Today’s Headlines
State Senate MTA Plan Hasn’t Overcome Opposition to Payroll Tax (NYT, News) Malcolm Smith Says He Has the Votes to Pass It (Politicker, Journal News) Senate GOP Isn’t Budging, Except Maybe Frank Padavan (Daily Politics, Post) Paterson: Plan Is ‘Worth Considering’ (Daily Politics) Taxi Lobby Up in Arms Over Cab Fare Surcharge (NY1) NY State … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on April 22, 2009
- State Senate MTA Plan Hasn’t Overcome Opposition to Payroll Tax (NYT, News)
- Malcolm Smith Says He Has the Votes to Pass It (Politicker, Journal News)
- Senate GOP Isn’t Budging, Except Maybe Frank Padavan (Daily Politics, Post)
- Paterson: Plan Is ‘Worth Considering’ (Daily Politics)
- Taxi Lobby Up in Arms Over Cab Fare Surcharge (NY1)
- NY State Stim Projects Are Tough to Track (MTR)
- Blessing Cyclists, for Safety and Forgiveness (City Room)
- Eight Bus Lines Re-Routed for Broadway Ped Plan (Post)
- Virginia DOT Tries Zig-Zag Pavement Paint Job to Calm Traffic (WashCycle via Streetsblog.net)
- Portland’s New Climate Action Plan Calls for Drastically Less Driving by 2050 (Portland Transport)
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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