Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Ben Fried
9:01 AM EDT on September 9, 2009
- Jay Walder Divulges Enthusiasm for Exclusive Bus Lanes to Senate; Kruger Approves? (NYT, NY1)
- Nicole Gelinas: Walder Dodged Key Questions (Post)
- 24 States Competing for Federal HSR Funds (WSJ)
- Survey: At $5/Gallon, 70% of Americans Would Try to Kick Car Commute Habit (Infrastructurist)
- The New Yorker‘s Passive Take on Times Square Plazas: “State-Sponsored Tranquillization”
- Can Conscientious Passengers Rein in Texting Drivers? (NYT)
- In Two Weeks, Some Subway Agents Are on the Way Out (Post)
- MTA Studying Extension of Metro-North Service to Penn Station (NY1)
- Pricetag on Fulton Transit Hub Escalates Again (Post)
- Streetfight: Messengers vs. Bike Thief (Gothamist)
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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