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 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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