Today’s Headlines
By
Ben Fried
8:37 AM EDT on August 17, 2011
- PPW Ruling: Safe Streets Win, NBBL Vanquished in Court (NYT, Observer, DP, WSJ)
- Jen Chung: “This Is a Defeat for Bike Lane-Hating Borough President Marty Markowitz” (Gothamist)
- And the Award for Outstanding PPW Twitter Performance Goes to Adam Sternbergh
- Now That the Bill Is Due on Infrastructure, Port Authority’s Public Rep Taking a Hit (Post, NY1)
- Daily News: $4 Port Authority Toll Hike Is Too Much
- Mitchell Moss: $4 More in Tolls Is What Motorists Should Pay for Their Bridges, Tunnels, and Roads
- The Daily News Opinion Page Has No Problem Citing Polls That Bolster Their Preconceptions
- Whoever Wins Anthony Weiner’s Seat Won’t Be Any More Enlightened on Transit Policy (Politicker)
- Brad Lander Calls for Task Force to Figure Out Where E-Bikes Fit on NYC Streets (NY1)
- Cap’n Transit Lays Out a Path Toward MTA Profitability
- Watch the Bike Hate Steam Out of Bill Bramhall’s Ears (News)
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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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