Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Ben Fried

9:02 AM EST on February 15, 2010

Times to Albany: Bridge Tolls or Horrendous Transit Cuts? The Choice Is Clear
News: Permanent Plazas on Broadway the Right Call By Bloomberg; Post: Safety Gains ‘Meaningless’
Deliveryman Killed By Drunk SUV Driver in Long Island City (News)
Intoxicated Off-Duty Cop Plows Into Garbage Truck, Flips Onto Sidewalk in Front of Tiffany’s (NYT)
State Senators Vote to Give Drunk Drivers a Break (On Transport)
Yglesias: Transit Service, Not HSR, Gives You the Best Bang for Your Transpo Stimulus Buck
Brooklyn Eagle Psyched for Select Bus Service on Nostrand Ave
NJ Gov Chris Christie Shows His Anti-Transit Stripes (MTR)
Irate, Childish Motorists Pay Less for Parking By Vandalizing Meters (Post)
Kaid Benfield: Vancouver’s Olympic Village Deserves a Medal for Walkable, Sustainable Development

Catch more headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.

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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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