Today’s Headlines
Sheer Luck Spares Life of 6 Month Old Baby in NYPD Cruiser Carnage (News) On Transport, Second Ave Sagas Question Straphangers Campaign; Gene Russianoff Responds House Dem on Gas Tax Increase: “The Votes Aren’t There” (Streetsblog Cap Hill) After Cyclist Death, Calls to Make 5th Ave Safer: “Delivery Zones on Every Corner” (Brooklyn Paper) Gas … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:06 AM EDT on July 2, 2009
- Sheer Luck Spares Life of 6 Month Old Baby in NYPD Cruiser Carnage (News)
- On Transport, Second Ave Sagas Question Straphangers Campaign; Gene Russianoff Responds
- House Dem on Gas Tax Increase: “The Votes Aren’t There” (Streetsblog Cap Hill)
- After Cyclist Death, Calls to Make 5th Ave Safer: “Delivery Zones on Every Corner” (Brooklyn Paper)
- Gas Giveaway Gimmicks From Car Companies — They’re Back (News, Wheels)
- Latest Press Attempt to Drum Up Outrage at MTA Zeroes in on Exec Health Package (News)
- Another Report Surfaces of Violently Angry, Bike Lane Blocking Motorist Behavior (Cyclosity)
- Brooklyn Paper Covers Park Circle Safety Fixes
- NY Stimulus Tracking Sites: Not as Transparent and Accountable as You’d Like (WNYC)
- Intermodal Bike Parking Construction Porn (DC Bike Examiner 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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