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 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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