Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Ben Fried
8:58 AM EDT on September 21, 2010
- Christie May Sacrifice ARC Transit Tunnel, Property Tax Windfall to Avoid Raising Gas Tax (MTR)
- NYT: Don’t Let Oil Men, Kochtopus Strangle California’s Landmark Climate Law
- Biggest Bike-Share in America Debuts in Nation’s Capital (WaPo, NYT, GGW)
- LaHood: Distracted Drivers Killed 5,500, Injured 450,000 in 2009 (Orlando Sen via Transpo Nation)
- Brooklyn Delivery Man Brain Dead After Texting Teen Runs Him Over (News)
- No Charges for Driver Who “Zipped Up” 8th Ave Into Sidewalk, Severed Man’s Leg (Bklyn Paper)
- First Trial Routes for Commuter Van Service Are in Effect (Post)
- Will Poor Marketing and Infrequent Service Doom the Vans? (Cap’n Transit 1, 2, 3)
- The Newest Make-or-Break NYC Residential Amenity: Bike Storage (Crains)
- Busted Electrical Wire Reportedly to Blame for Yesterday’s Rail Bridge Fire (Post)
- Staten Island Bike Lane Turns Into Temporary Dry Dock (Gothamist)
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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