Today’s Headlines
Sorry for the late start this morning, folks. Elana has more headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.
10:07 AM EDT on October 5, 2009
- Jay Walder Wants to Improve “Customer Experience” at the MTA. (News)
- Walder Could Start by Opening Data so NY’ers Can Catch the Bus With a Blackberry (Governing)
- Transit Workers Emerge From Station Booth Stupor to Rally Against Bloomberg (NYT)
- License Plate Readers to be Deployed in Midtown but Not for Congestion Pricing (NYT)
- A Technology Solution to the Distracted Driving Problem or Tougher Laws?
- David Byrne’s Wild Wild Biking Biking Life (NPR Weekend Edition)
- Hey, Look, a Times Columnist Complaining About a Parking Ticket! (NYT)
- Taxi Medallion Value Has Appreciated 245% Since 2000 (News)
- Copenhagenize Identifies the World’s Worst Bike Share System
- Saratoga Springs Considers Lifting Ban on Walking and Biking to School (Planetizen)
- Bronx Homeowners Losing Insurance Over Climate Change Risk (News)
- There’s Not Enough “Lively Debate” in the New Times Square (Faster Times)
Sorry for the late start this morning, folks. Elana has more headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.
Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.
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