Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Scandal! DOT Commish Goes to Other Cities — And Learns From Them! (NYT) Fatal Flushing Hit-and-Run Leaves Victim Unidentifiable (Post, News, Gothamist) Detroit: Destined to Become a Bicycle Utopia? (NYT) Cyclist Body-Slammed By Officer Patrick Pogan Sues NYPD for $1.5M Over Cover-Up (News) Ratner’s Atlantic Yards Promises Looking Emptier Every Day (News) Better Times Ahead … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:15 AM EDT on July 7, 2009

Scandal! DOT Commish Goes to Other Cities — And Learns From Them! (NYT)
Fatal Flushing Hit-and-Run Leaves Victim Unidentifiable (Post, News, Gothamist)
Detroit: Destined to Become a Bicycle Utopia? (NYT)
Cyclist Body-Slammed By Officer Patrick Pogan Sues NYPD for $1.5M Over Cover-Up (News)
Ratner’s Atlantic Yards Promises Looking Emptier Every Day (News)
Better Times Ahead for Straphangers Who Depend on Subway Escalators (AMNY)
Advice for Designing a Modern Streetcar Route (Exquisite Struggle via Streetsblog.net)
Talk of a Second Stimulus Package Is Heating Up on Capitol Hill (WSJ)
Researchers Work on Ways for Drivers to Identify With Their Cars Even More (AP)
What Should You Do If Your Stolen Bike Pops Up on Craigslist? (Bike Blog NYC)

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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