Today’s Headlines
Kerry, Lieberman, Obama Buckle on Climate Bill (Politico, NYT) No Decision Yet on Whether Transpo Emissions Will Be Capped (Transpo Nation) DOT May Scrap Ped Plaza in 34th Street Busway Plan (DNAInfo) State Senate Moves to Forbid MTA From Laying Off Conductors, Station Agents (News) Key Council Committee Approves New Domino (NYT) Surprisingly Good News: … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:43 AM EDT on June 30, 2010
- Kerry, Lieberman, Obama Buckle on Climate Bill (Politico, NYT)
- No Decision Yet on Whether Transpo Emissions Will Be Capped (Transpo Nation)
- DOT May Scrap Ped Plaza in 34th Street Busway Plan (DNAInfo)
- State Senate Moves to Forbid MTA From Laying Off Conductors, Station Agents (News)
- Key Council Committee Approves New Domino (NYT)
- Surprisingly Good News: Movement on Complete Streets & Safe Passing Bills in Albany (WGRZ)
- BQE Reconstruction Option: Build a Tunnel and Turn the Old Road Into a Greenway (MTR)
- IBM Report: Motorists Fed Up With Other Motorists (Post)
- Private Bus Operator Says Threats From City Are Scaring Away Customers (News)
- In Case You’ve Been Nostalgic for Some Kent Ave Bike Lane Drama (Bklyn Paper)
- Get Ready for an Election Season Full of Empty Rhetoric About Gulf Oil Spill (NYT)
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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