Today’s Headlines

  • China’s Stimulus Package: $270B Invested in Rail (Reuters via Overhead Wire)
  • Financial Crisis May Send MTA Fare Hikes Higher (Post, Metro)
  • NYCT Proposes Standing-Room-Only Trains to Reduce Subway Delays (Metro)
  • MTA Chief Lee Sander’s Thankless Task (NYT)
  • Bronx Beep Wants Better Bike Parking in His Borough (News)
  • TV Shoot Has Bronx Residents Up in Arms About Temporary Loss of Parking (City Room)
  • MTA Bus Depot Built in 2003 Already Needs Emergency Repairs (News)
  • NY, CT State DOT Commissioners Talk Up Transit-Oriented Development (MTR)
  • Forest City’s Credit Rating Takes a Hit Amid Analyst Worries About Atlantic Yards (TRE)
  • NASCAR Racer Goes Car-Free in NYC (How We Drive)