Today’s Headlines

• Chris Ward Will Leave Port Authority a Week After Jay Walder’s Last Day at MTA (NYT)
• Cuomo: Transit Expertise Not a Requirement to Run Nation’s Biggest Transit System (Transpo Nation)
• MTA Board to Walder: You’re the Best (NY1)
• Norman Brown: Walder Leaving Too Soon, Could Have Done Better on Labor Relations (2nd Ave Sagas)
• Watch Lew Fidler Explain Why Basic Bike Safety Projects Should Be Singled Out for CB Review (BK Pol)
• City-Backed Smartphone-Based Parking Availability App Coming to Arthur Avenue (NY1)
• DOT Adds Audible Walk Signals to Help Visually Impaired Pedestrians Cross the Street (News)
• Bay Ridge Car Dealerships Park Their Inventory All Over the Sidewalk (Bklyn Paper)
• Asked About NYC Bike Lanes, Jim Walden Trots Out His Tea Party Math (Crain’s)
• The Herbert London School of Street Design Isn’t Based on Facts (City Journal)
• Beautification of Downtown Brooklyn Continues (Brownstoner)

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