Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:01 AM EDT on October 26, 2009
- 12 Injured When Two Fire Trucks Collide in Brooklyn (NYT)
- Minivan Passenger Killed in East Village Crash; No Charges Filed (Post)
- Amtrak Lays Out What It Needs to Fully Upgrade Northeast Corridor (Transport Politic)
- Todd Litman: Johannesburg’s New BRT Can Foster Green Transport Throughout Africa (Planetizen)
- To “Green the Fleet,” Quinn, Thompson, and Top Bloomberg Deputies Got New Hybrid Yukons (Post)
- Latest Innovation From NYPD: “The Rumbler,” a Siren You Can Feel in Your Bones (NY1)
- Is it Unconstitutional for SI Residents To Get a Verrazano Bridge Discount? (MTR, SI Live)
- Freakonomics: Reckless Cabbie Driving a Result of Poor Incentives
- Fort Greene Residents Ask 88th Precinct About Dangerous Drivers, Bike Lane Blockers (The Local)
- News Gets Behind a Tougher Drunk Driving Law to Protect Child Passengers
More headlines 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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