Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Anti-Bike Lane Council Members: We’re Not Against Bike Lanes, “Per Se” (City Room) Bloomberg Proposes Discount Cab Fares for Seniors. What About Streets Safe for Walking? (News) Sources: Walder a Lock for MTA Chief Once Senate Finally Gets Around to Hearings (AMNY) City’s “Safety” Fix for Pelham Parkway: Remove Trees, Install Guardrail (News) Software Firms … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:05 AM EDT on August 26, 2009

Anti-Bike Lane Council Members: We’re Not Against Bike Lanes, “Per Se” (City Room)
Bloomberg Proposes Discount Cab Fares for Seniors. What About Streets Safe for Walking? (News)
Sources: Walder a Lock for MTA Chief Once Senate Finally Gets Around to Hearings (AMNY)
City’s “Safety” Fix for Pelham Parkway: Remove Trees, Install Guardrail (News)
Software Firms Tap the Market for Curbing Txting-While-Driving (WSJ)
NYPD Goes on Chinatown Bus Towing Spree (AMNY)
Car-Free Montague Street Shrinks This Year; Merchants Not Pleased (Bklyn Paper)
Back-in Parking a Hot Campaign Topic in Forest Hills (News)
Times Style Section Thrilled By NYC Cycle Chic
Seattle DOT Looking to Expand On-Street Bike Parking (Car Free Days via Streetsblog.net)

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.

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