Today’s Headlines
City Council Signs Off on Far West Side Rezoning, Deals Death Blow to Kingsbridge Mall (NYT) Earthworm Churns Through First Phase of 7 Line Extension; Second Ave Sagas Not Impressed Cap’n Transit: Let’s Reroute Road-Building Funds Toward MTA Operating Gap (via SAS) Gene Russianoff Picks the Best and Worst Transit Developments of 2009 (HuffPo) Along … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
9:03 AM EST on December 22, 2009
- City Council Signs Off on Far West Side Rezoning, Deals Death Blow to Kingsbridge Mall (NYT)
- Earthworm Churns Through First Phase of 7 Line Extension; Second Ave Sagas Not Impressed
- Cap’n Transit: Let’s Reroute Road-Building Funds Toward MTA Operating Gap (via SAS)
- Gene Russianoff Picks the Best and Worst Transit Developments of 2009 (HuffPo)
- Along With Armory, Council Overrides Bloomberg on Parking “Grace Period,” Clergy Placards (WNYC)
- Rule of Two? Unlicensed, Red Light-Running Truck Driver Not Charged for Midtown Ped Death (News)
- Staten Island Drunk Driver First to Be Sentenced Under Leandra’s Law (Post)
- New Jersey’s New “Complete Streets” Policy Fraught With Holes (MTR)
- Times Delves Into the Deadly Hazards of Road Construction Zones — for Drivers
- Steve Cuozzo Running on Fumes: Gridlock-Free Times Square Repelling Skyscraper Tenants
- Part of Brooklyn Bridge Park Will Open Next Month (WNYC)
- Bronx Retiree: The New York Yankees Have Ruined My Neighborhood (Bleacher Report)
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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