Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

By Brad Aaron

8:29 AM EST on February 7, 2012

House GOP: To Match Gas Tax, New York and Other Cities Need Transit “User Fee” (TransNat, Crain’s)
Even If Bill Has No Chance, Advocates Say Anti-Transit Extremism Will Come at a Cost (Capital NY)
Judge Rejects Suit by AAA to Stop Port Authority Toll Increases (Bloomberg)
John Liu Auditing City Spending From Fund Designated for Bronx Parks (News)
Manhattan CB 4 Points to Weight Violation to Reduce Megabus Sidewalk Congestion (DNA)
Environmental Defense Fund: TEAs Issue Average of One Idling Ticket Per Year (CNN)
DiNapoli Approves Transit Cop Radio Deal With Company Fined by Feds for Bribery (Post)
Kabak: Cuts in Payroll Tax Should Be Matched by Reductions in Suburban Rail Service
Bronx ADA Suspected of Having Multiple DWIs Dismissed Was Fired in January (Post)
East Harlem Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized; “The Minivan Remained at the Scene” (DNA)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Today's Headlines

Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.