Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.
By
Ben Fried
8:44 AM EDT on September 25, 2009
- MTA Board Approves $28B Capital Plan With $10B Funding Gap (Newsday)
- Yassky vs. Liu: Most Exciting Comptroller Contest Ever (NYT)
- John Liu the Go-To Source for Criticism of Times Square Plazas (Forbes)
- Chatham Square Safety Improvements on Hold for Two Years (Downtown Express)
- Woman Struck By City Bus on Queens Boulevard Expected to Survive (News)
- New CB4 Chair: “I Wish I Saw More Bikes” on Eighth Ave Bike Lane (Chelsea Now)
- Brian Lehrer Looks at How Tech Is Changing Your Commute, Or Not (WNYC)
- Honda One-Ups Segway in Race to Build World’s Silliest Transport Device (Biz Insider)
- SoHo Take Note: Madrid Pedestrianizes Traffic-Choked Street and Shoppers Rejoice (Globespotters)
- Couples Living It Up in NYC’s Public Spaces on Date Night (City Room)
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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