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Today’s Headlines

9:02 AM EDT on August 12, 2009

    • Deal With TWU Throws MTA Budgeting Out of Whack (NY1, News, Post, NYT)
    • The News Has Some Harsh Words for the Arbitrator Behind the Deal
    • Public Perception of Subway Service Unchanged in Last 10 Years; Most Are Satisfied (AMNY)
    • GM on the '230 MPG' Volt: There's No Way to Charge It On a City Street (NYT, Streetsblog Cap Hill)
    • City Room Profiles the Budnick Bikeway
    • More on Yesterday's Debut of Bus Arrival Displays on 34th Street (Post, News, AMNY)
    • John Liu Turns 'Two Sets of Books' Into a Campaign Slogan (News)
    • MTA Capital Funding: Where Does the Money Come From? (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Jay Walder to Face Confirmation Hearings This Fall; Kruger Rubs Hands in Anticipation (Politicker)
    • A Busier Columbia Waterfront Port Has Neighbors Worried About Truck Traffic (Bklyn Eagle)
    • Eat Your Heart Out, Jersey Mayors: 6 Nassau County Workers Nabbed in Ticket-Fixing Ring (Newsday)

Catch more headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill -- including the latest on the Cash for Clunkers debacle

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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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