Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Speeding SUV Driver Nearly Kills Pedestrian on 14th Street; No Charges Filed (News) Brooklyn Pols Propose Residential Permit Parking (NY1) George Will Goes Off on Ray LaHood for Promoting Transportation Choices (Newsweek) How Cap-and-Trade Became the Default Policy for Curbing Emissions (NYT) Brooklyn CB6 Asks for Raised Median to Separate PPW Protected Bike Path (Bklyn … Continued

By Ben Fried

8:43 AM EDT on May 18, 2009

Speeding SUV Driver Nearly Kills Pedestrian on 14th Street; No Charges Filed (News)
Brooklyn Pols Propose Residential Permit Parking (NY1)
George Will Goes Off on Ray LaHood for Promoting Transportation Choices (Newsweek)
How Cap-and-Trade Became the Default Policy for Curbing Emissions (NYT)
Brooklyn CB6 Asks for Raised Median to Separate PPW Protected Bike Path (Bklyn Paper)
Bobby Cuza Interviews Outgoing MTA Chief Lee Sander (NY1)
Subway Ridership Down More Than Expected in March (Post)
G Train Service to Extend to Church Ave Starting in July (Post)
Appellate Court OKs Use of Eminent Domain for Atlantic Yards (News, Bklyn Paper)
More on Deal to Limit Parking on Far West Side (MTR)
Designing Streets for Cars Doesn’t Help the Elderly and Disabled (Cap’n Transit 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.

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