Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Paterson, Smith, and Silver Cast Themselves as Transit Saviors (NYT, News, Post, NY1, Politicker) News: Final MTA Funding Deal a ‘Train Wreck’ This Is Carl Kruger‘s Transit Package (Politicker) Lack of Funding for Capital Plan Jeopardizes New Capacity for 7 Train (News) House Dems Agree to Subsidize Car Purchases in Climate Bill (WSJ, NYT) Obama … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:04 AM EDT on May 6, 2009

Paterson, Smith, and Silver Cast Themselves as Transit Saviors (NYT, News, Post, NY1, Politicker)
News: Final MTA Funding Deal a ‘Train Wreck’
This Is Carl Kruger‘s Transit Package (Politicker)
Lack of Funding for Capital Plan Jeopardizes New Capacity for 7 Train (News)
House Dems Agree to Subsidize Car Purchases in Climate Bill (WSJ, NYT)
Obama Admin Moves to Prop Up Corn Ethanol Industry (Green Inc)
Shaun Donovan Vows to Put the ‘UD’ Back in ‘HUD’ (Switchboard)
Military Recruiters Park Wherever They Please — Free — in Bronx Commercial District (News)
How They Plan Transportation in Abu Dhabi (TOW via Streetsblog.net)
Strange Bus Stops from Around the World (Toxel)

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.

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