Today’s Headlines

• DOT Bumps Up Ped Crossing Times in Five Nabes, Targeting Seniors (AP, NY1) 
• Car Lover Admits: "Driving Is the Cultural Anomaly of Our Moment" (NYT)
• Alternative Plan for Pier 40 Includes 800 More Parking Spots (Metro)
• State Senator Proposes Higher Fines for DWI With Kids in the Car (News)
• Amtrak Reaches Deal With Unions, Penn Station Stays Open (AM)
• Lawsuit May Silence West Side Heliport for Good (NYT)
• Fight Over New Jersey Toll Increases Begins (Newsday)
• Bloomberg, Arnold Say Feds Should Spend More on Infrastructure (NYT)
• Chicago Averts "Doomsday" Cuts in Transit Service (Trib)
• Biofuels Doing More Harm Than Good, Warn British MPs (BBC)

Have a good Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Unless there’s some big, breaking news, we’ll be offline today.