Today’s Headlines
- MTA Secures $113M in Federal Funds for New Buses, Dispatch Center Upgrades (News)
- Transportation Alternatives Finds Midtown the City's Most Dangerous Place to Walk (Crain's, Post)
- New Bill Would Close Leandra's Law Breathalyzer Loophole With Ankle Bracelets (Daily Politics)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 40-Year-Old Pedestrian in Rochdale (NY1)
- Bloomberg Launches Program to Coordinate Road Work Projects Through City Web Site (NYT)
- Metro-North, Amtrak Report Ridership Surge; Amtrak Numbers at All-Time High (MTR)
- NJ Transit Riders Want Lincoln Tunnel PM Express Bus; Port Authority Says It Would Delay Traffic (APP)
- Advocates Make the Case for Bringing Transit Manufacturing Jobs Back to NYC (NYT)
- Jamaica Parking Developer Says Garages Should Be Exempt From City Taxes (News)
- Outlaw Bike Culture Celebrated by the Daily News, So Long as the Bike Has a Motor
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