Today’s Headlines

  • Can Detroit Switch From Carmaking to ‘Transportmaking’? (NYT)
  • Stanley Crouch: Obama Should Rebuild Rail System (News)
  • MTA May Cut the Number of Subway Station Agents (News, NY1)
  • Bloomberg Undeterred After Court Deals Setback to Hybrid Cab Initiative (NY1, News)
  • Silver Flirts With Commuter Tax Again (Post)
  • Exurbs Require Twice as Much Subsidy as Walkable, Transit-Oriented Development (Worldchanging)
  • Teens Use Car as Weapon, Critically Injure 19-Year-Old in Bayside (News)
  • Drunk Driver Crashes Into Livery Cab in Astoria, Killing Two (NYT, Post, News)
  • Post Shames Public Figures for Abusing Parking Placard and License Plate Privileges
  • NPR Profiles Worksman Cycles of Queens, America’s Oldest Bike-Maker