Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:09 AM EDT on September 30, 2010
- Times: It Makes No Sense at All to Kill ARC Tunnel
- Is Chris Christie a “Fiscal Hawk” or Just an Old-Fashioned Motorhead? (MTR)
- Tish James Is Pushing for Residential Parking Permits Near Atlantic Yards (Bklyn Paper)
- Lackluster Ridership on First Day of B71 Commuter Van Service (Bklyn Paper)
- George Bliss’s “Upright Bicycle Ride” Celebrates NYC’s New Bike Infrastructure (Downtown Express)
- “The Idea Now Is to Look Like a Pedestrian on Wheels” (NYT)
- Grist Sits Down With Earl Blumenauer to Talk Livable Communities
- Motorist Who Went Berserk on Traffic Agent Charged With 2nd Degree Assault (News, Post)
- 68th Precinct Cracking Down on Sidewalk-Parking Motorcyclists (Bklyn Paper)
- AlliedBarton Takes Over Church St. Ped Safety Management From Sam Schwartz (Downtown Express)
- Weird: Federal Rule Will Compel NYC to Change All Street Signs (News, Post)
- Even Weirder Climate/Transpo Humor From Daily News Editorialists
- What Are the Top Ten Reasons Dave Pokes Fun at Ped Plazas? (WSJ, NYT)
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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