Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:03 AM EST on December 7, 2009
- M42 Barely Moves During Rush Hour, Even Though It Has a “Dedicated” Lane (News)
- At City Hall Rally, Advocates Call for Reforms to Keep Dangerous Drivers From Killing (NY1, PIX)
- There’s Hope for State DOTs: Texas Adopts a Street Design Manual for Walkable Urbanism (Citiwire)
- Adolfo Carrion: National Urban Affairs Office Will Make a Splash in 2011 Budget (WNYC)
- Open Gov’t Data Can Transform City Services. Will NYPD and MTA Take Advantage? (NYT)
- Another Drunk Driving NYPD Disgrace: Detective Smashes Car Into Midtown Tunnel Toll Plaza (Post)
- Can the Cellular Industry Be Held Liable for Distracted Driving Deaths? (NYT)
- Taking a Ride on NYCT’s Quiet New Turbine Engine Bus (NYT)
- The Next TWU Leaders May Take a Harder Line Against MTA Management (AMNY)
- DIY Streets: London Neighbors Tame Traffic on Their Own (Guardian via How We Drive)
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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