Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Lots more headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

By Ben Fried

8:57 AM EDT on October 14, 2009

Lots of Term Limit Tussling in Mayoral Debate, Not Much Transpo Talk (NY1, NYT, News)
Mayor Boris Ponders a VMT Fee for London’s Busiest Streets (Daily Mail)
How Was Your Bus Ride on TWU’s “Day of Outrage”? (News, Post)
Now That Car-Free Broadway Is Real, Whither Vision42? (NYT)
New Atlantic Yards Court Case: MTA Sued for Latest Ratner Sweetheart Deal (City Room, Bklyn Paper)
Speed Bumps on UWS Get Backing From Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (CBS2 via Gothamist)
More Reasons Why David Owen Is Wrong on Congestion Pricing (Streetsblog Cap Hill, Yglesias)
Hybrid Cars Too Quiet for Peds to Hear, So Auto Makers Will Add Noise (NYT)
U.S. Can’t Afford to Keep Lagging on HSR (Citiwire)
City Room Joins David Byrne for a West Side Bike Commute
NYC Starts Going After Parking Scofflaws With PA Plates (Philly Inquirer)

Lots more headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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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