Today’s Headlines
Detroit Bailout Deal Imminent; Bush Would Appoint Car Czar (NYT, AP) Tom Friedman Wants Hybrid Electric Cars and a Carbon Tax (NYT) Building Owners’ Rep Invokes Threat of Terrorism at ‘Bikes in Buildings’ Council Hearing (City Room) Fordham Road Merchants Blame Select Bus Lane for Drop in Sales (News) Paterson: It’s Up to Albany to … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:02 AM EST on December 9, 2008
- Detroit Bailout Deal Imminent; Bush Would Appoint Car Czar (NYT, AP)
- Tom Friedman Wants Hybrid Electric Cars and a Carbon Tax (NYT)
- Building Owners’ Rep Invokes Threat of Terrorism at ‘Bikes in Buildings’ Council Hearing (City Room)
- Fordham Road Merchants Blame Select Bus Lane for Drop in Sales (News)
- Paterson: It’s Up to Albany to Save MTA (News)
- Robert Caro: Officials With Power Never Throw Their Weight Behind Transit (NYT)
- Ravitch’s Payroll Tax Would Hit State and City Budgets (Post)
- Dodging Hazards on the Kent Ave Bike Lane (Gothamist)
- Brooklyn Judges Parking in Ped Plaza Until Official Lot Inside Columbus Park Is Finished (Bklyn Paper)
- Stimulus Suggestion: Increase Transit Service (Yglesias)
- Seatless Subway Cars Debut in Boston (News)
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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