Today’s Headlines

  • Schumer Holds Presser at Grand Central to Call for Bigger Transit Stimulus (NY1)
  • Without Operating Assistance, DC Metro Service Will Shrink as System Expands (WaPo via Yglesias)
  • Senate Republicans Make a Push for More Highway Spending in Stimulus (Streetsblog SF)
  • $2 Billion for High Speed Rail in Senate Stim Bill (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
  • Metropolis Rethinks the Interstate
  • Schumer Also Behind ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Proposal to Subsidize Fuel-Efficient Car Sales (Bloomberg)
  • Starting in 2010, Fashion Week Won’t Keep the Hoi Polloi Out of Bryant Park (NYT)
  • MTA and Related Cos. Delay Final Deal for Hudson Yards (NYT)
  • Record Crowds Turning Out for MTA Fare Hike Hearings (News)
  • City Planning Commission to Consider Bike Zoning Amendment Tomorrow (MTR)