Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

MTA Board Makes Fare Hikes Official (NYT, News, Post, NY1, AP) Clyde Haberman: Transit Riders Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet (NYT) Payroll Tax Blowback: Orange and Rockland Counties Want to Secede From MTA (2nd Ave Sagas) In Germany, They’re Taking the Car Out of the Suburb (NYT) Pew Poll: Americans Still See Cars as … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:13 AM EDT on May 12, 2009

MTA Board Makes Fare Hikes Official (NYT, News, Post, NY1, AP)
Clyde Haberman: Transit Riders Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet (NYT)
Payroll Tax Blowback: Orange and Rockland Counties Want to Secede From MTA (2nd Ave Sagas)
In Germany, They’re Taking the Car Out of the Suburb (NYT)
Pew Poll: Americans Still See Cars as #1 Household Necessity (Toll Roads News via Planetizen)
Charlotte, NC Tripling Size of Transit Network (The Takeaway)
Suit Against NYPD’s Critical Mass Policy Goes to Trial Today (Time’s Up)
MTR Spots Positive Signs for Cross Harbor Freight Movement
Times Covers Ground-Floor Advertising Trend
Build More Parking, Says Parking Lobby (AP)
The Greatest Threat to the Planet? Try Cul-de-Sacs (Net Density via Streetsblog.net)

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.

Today's Headlines

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