Today’s Headlines
TLC Approves Taxi-Sharing Pilot Programs (News, Post, NY1, City Room) The News Thinks Splitting Rides Is Worth a Shot; The Post Gets Cranky About It Cab-Sharing a Success in Chicago (News) Revised Kent Ave Plan Wins Some Allies, Attracts Foes of Trucking Route Changes (Bklyn Paper) Cleveland Looks to New BRT Line For a Downtown … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:58 AM EDT on May 29, 2009
- TLC Approves Taxi-Sharing Pilot Programs (News, Post, NY1, City Room)
- The News Thinks Splitting Rides Is Worth a Shot; The Post Gets Cranky About It
- Cab-Sharing a Success in Chicago (News)
- Revised Kent Ave Plan Wins Some Allies, Attracts Foes of Trucking Route Changes (Bklyn Paper)
- Cleveland Looks to New BRT Line For a Downtown Revival (WNYC)
- WNYC Talks to Enrique Peñalosa About TransMilenio
- NYC Housing Authority Slashes Employee Use of City-Owned Cars (News)
- Morning Pile-up on BQE Hurts Dozens, Brings Traffic to a Crawl for 45 Minutes (Post)
- G Train Gets Five More Brooklyn Stops — Here’s Where You Can Ride It To (Bklyn Paper)
- Cops in Tucson Spend an Afternoon Investigating Failed Car Break-in (TBL 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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