Today’s Headlines
- Walder: Better to Downsize MTA Projects Than Break the Bank on Cost Overruns (Post)
- CA Poised to Enact Enviro Rules That Don't Discriminate Against Green Transpo (Streetsblog SF)
- Fed Transit Chief: "We Want to Be Funding Streetcars in a More Robust Way" (Green Inc)
- NYPD Thinks Its Cell-Phone Stings Are Deterring Distracted Driving (City Room)
- Vans Collide in St. Albans, Killing 15-Year-Old Passenger (News, NY1)
- Police Sergeant Indicted for Vehicular Assault in Manhattan; He Was Drunk, Says Morgy (NYT)
- Subway Delays Surged this Summer (Post)
- MTA Smooths Out the Ride on Hybrid Buses (AMNY)
- Kingsbridge Parking Lot Sits Unused: The Tragedy (News)
- Police, Parks Dept Seize 13 Pedicabs in Central Park; Reasons Unknown (Post)
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