Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:02 AM EDT on October 8, 2010
- Christie Pulls the Plug on ARC Tunnel (NYT, Transpo Nation, MTR, Star-Ledger, SAS)
- “The Worst Policy Decision Ever Made By the Government of New Jersey” (Krugman 1, 2, 3)
- Buying an Electric Car? The American Taxpayer Will Shower You With Gifts (NYT)
- Fare Hike Coverage/Reactions from the Times, Post, NY1, WNYC, News, AMNY, SI Advance
- Lord Have Mercy on Everyone Who Gets Their Transit News From WPIX
- Good Fare Hike Perspective From DMI’s John Petro on HuffPo
- Bus Driver Kills 4-Year-Old in Coney Island (News)
- Stringer’s Office Counts Rampant Bike Lane Abuse By Cops, Drivers, Passengers, Peds, Cyclists (News)
- Study: Yes, Speed Cameras Save Lives (Reuters)
- Seeing Fewer Cops Clogging 34th Street Bus Lane? Maybe This Explains It (Post)
- NYS Supreme Court Justice Dispenses Advice on Fighting Parking Tickets (Gotham Gazette)
- Ride the Tour de Bronx This Year in Honor of Megan Charlop (Bronx News)
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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