Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EST on December 6, 2013

De Blasio's Early Picks Encourage Tri-State; Bratton Singles Out Traffic Safety (WNYC)
MNR: Safety Tech Differs for Trains Going North vs. South (WNYC); Sen. Feinstein Presses for PTC (WSJ)
City Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Make Half of All Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible (NYT)
Driver Flips School Bus on Atlantic Avenue, Injuring Four (News, Bklyn Paper)
David Greenfield Wants Suggestions on Where to Put $600,000 Worth of Pedestrian Clocks (Bklyn Eagle)
Keegan Stephan Has Some Suggestions for de Blasio to Pursue Vision Zero Goals (Villager)
Jimmy Vacca Wants NYPD to Start Pulling Electric Bicycles Off the Streets Immediately (Post)
South Bronx Unite and NRDC Contesting FreshDirect Enviro Review in Appellate Court (Crain's)
Fernando Cabrera, Citing Parking and Traffic, Suddenly Cool to Kingsbridge Armory Development (NYT)
Bklyn Paper Finds B44 SBS Already Speeding Up Travel Times
London Bike Safety: Jan Gehl Looks to NYC As Model (Guardian); DOT's Jon Orcutt Travels to the BBC

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