Today’s Headlines
Senate Dems Intro MTA Funding Bill; Vote on Track for Tuesday (WNYC) Paterson and Silver Feud With Smith Over Senate Plan (Politicker, Post, News) Brookings: NY State Funding for Transit is Below Average (Newsday) Why America Needs a National Transportation Plan (Citiwire) States Lobby for Huge Increase in Highway Spending (WSJ preview, via TOW) 2nd … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:13 AM EDT on April 27, 2009
- Senate Dems Intro MTA Funding Bill; Vote on Track for Tuesday (WNYC)
- Paterson and Silver Feud With Smith Over Senate Plan (Politicker, Post, News)
- Brookings: NY State Funding for Transit is Below Average (Newsday)
- Why America Needs a National Transportation Plan (Citiwire)
- States Lobby for Huge Increase in Highway Spending (WSJ preview, via TOW)
- 2nd Ave Subway Completion Pushed Back Another Year (NY1, News, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- No Truth to Rumors About Removal of Kent and Bedford Ave Bike Lanes (Vos Iz Neias)
- Paul White Talks NYC Bike-Share With Brian Lehrer (WNYC)
- Metro-North Eases Restrictions on Bike Access (Stamford Advocate)
- Complete Streets vs. Complete Places (Rebuilding Place 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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