Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:13 AM EDT on May 28, 2010
- LaHood: We Haven’t Endorsed Transit Operating Aid Bill (Transpo Nation)
- Obama Admits Mistakes in Spill Response, Won’t Admit Offshore Drilling Is a Mistake (NYT)
- Charles Krauthammer Incapable of Connecting Deepwater Drilling to Oil Dependence (News)
- NYU Study: 96 Percent of Spending in East Side Shops Comes Via Sustainable Transport (Villager)
- MTA Ready to Roll Out a Less-Cluttered, Less-Informative Subway Map (NYT, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Squadron: Make Lower Manhattan Tour Buses Park in Jersey (Downtown Express)
- Queens CB3 Also Considering Bike Lanes, Parking Meters (!) in Addition to Play Street (Queens Chron)
- Earth to Motorists: Don’t Drive on the Hudson River Greenway (Gothamist)
- Re-Opening of Midtown Passageway Could Relieve Above-Ground Pedestrian Crush (MTR)
- Manhattan Times Runs a Nice Bike Commuter Profile
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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