Today’s Headlines

  • House Spending Bill Would End Offshore Drilling Ban (NYT)
  • Parts of Southeast U.S. Gripped by Gas Shortages in Wake of Hurricanes (NBC)
  • In NYC, Exorbitant Tunneling Costs Make BRT and Light Rail More Attractive (NYT)
  • Sadik-Khan: "Highly Likely" Summer Streets Will Return, Expand to Other Boros (News)
  • Major Car-Free Event Coming to Miami (Transit Miami)
  • System for Real-Time Subway Arrival Info Five Years Behind Schedule (News)
  • Will Google Transit Boost Ridership? (Sun, City Room, NY1, Newsday)
  • MTA to Investigate Troubling Bus Fuel Contract (NYT)
  • Astoria to Get One of DOT’s New Bike Shelters (Queens Gazette)
  • Should the S.I. Ferry Stay Free? (Gothamist)
  • Woman Self-Immolates in Extreme Road Rage Incident (London Times)