Today’s Headlines
Obama Accelerates National Fuel Economy Standards, Caps Auto Emissions (NYT, Bloomberg, AP) NY Mag Calls Sadik-Khan ‘Equal Parts Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses’ Driver Hits and Kills 13-Year-Old Student in Flatbush; No Charges Filed (News, Post) House Climate Bill Funds Auto Industry But Not Transit (RT Rider via Streetsblog.net) Citing Anecdotes, News Says That Fare … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:54 AM EDT on May 19, 2009
- Obama Accelerates National Fuel Economy Standards, Caps Auto Emissions (NYT, Bloomberg, AP)
- NY Mag Calls Sadik-Khan ‘Equal Parts Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses’
- Driver Hits and Kills 13-Year-Old Student in Flatbush; No Charges Filed (News, Post)
- House Climate Bill Funds Auto Industry But Not Transit (RT Rider via Streetsblog.net)
- Citing Anecdotes, News Says That Fare Evasion Is Up on Bx12 SBS Route
- DOT, MTA Want Your Ideas for Next Round of BRT Routes (MTR)
- MTA to Cut Number of Station Agents (NY1)
- Brooklyn Paper Has More on Latest Proposal for RPP
- Would Targeted Rebates Overcome Pols’ Objections to Congestion Pricing? (538)
- Missouri Lawmakers: It’s OK to Txt-N-Drive If You’re Over 21 (STL Urban Workshop)
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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