Today’s Headlines

• Jay Walder Is Girding for TWU Contract Negotiations (Times Herald Record)
• The Jim Walden Media Tour/Smear Campaign Goes On — at No Charge to the Client (News)
• Who’s Against a Car-Free Prospect Park? (Brooklyn Paper)
• Pedestrian Suffers Serious Head Injury After Driver Strikes Her at 57th and 10th (Post)
• Bill Thompson Is Back and Sounding Wishy-Washier Than Ever About Bike Lanes (Observer)
• Friends With Parking Benefits: Kruger Wrangled Placards for His Buddies From Randy Mastro (NYT)
• Experts Discuss: Is Planned Shrinkage Good for Struggling Cities? (NYT)
• NYC’s Hybrid Taxi Plan Needs Congressional Votes and Obama’s Signature (Transpo Nation)
• Secure Bike Parking Comes to the Empire State Building (Observer)
• Bill de Blasio Launches the PLO — Parking Liberation Organization

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill