Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Congress Tempted to Intervene in GM, Chrysler Affairs and Keep Car Dealers Afloat (NYT) Energy Dept: The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over (Grist) Chatham Square Safety Improvements on Hold For Now (Villager) No One Is Enforcing NYC’s Pedicab Safety Rules (NYT) City Council Pols Want Traffic Agents to Take a Picture for Every Parking … Continued

By Ben Fried

7:25 AM EDT on June 12, 2009

Congress Tempted to Intervene in GM, Chrysler Affairs and Keep Car Dealers Afloat (NYT)
Energy Dept: The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over (Grist)
Chatham Square Safety Improvements on Hold For Now (Villager)
No One Is Enforcing NYC’s Pedicab Safety Rules (NYT)
City Council Pols Want Traffic Agents to Take a Picture for Every Parking Summons (Post)
MTA Has Quietly Been Running Automated Trains on the L Line 24-7 (News)
News Profiles NYC Latino Orgs Working for Enviro Justice, Green Transportation and Housing
The Takeaway Has a Lot of Good Segments From the CNU 17 Conference in Denver
More People Ride the Bus When Bus Service Improves (Yglesias)
New Yorkers Talk Subway Etiquette With Brian Lehrer (WNYC)

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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