Today’s Headlines

  • Pedestrian Broadway Makes Smashing Debut (NYT, News, Post, NY1, NPR, HuffPo)
  • Times Arch Critic Likes Car-free Times Square, Frets Over Final Design
  • Lawmakers Hoping David Gantt Will "See the Light" on Texting-While-Driving Ban (Star Gazette)
  • London’s Cyclist Mayor Has Close Call on a Ride With UK Transport Minister (Guardian)
  • Easier-to-Use Exits Will Speed Trips for New NYC Buses (News)
  • Driver Runs Over Traffic Agent to Avoid Parking Ticket, Breaks Both of Her Legs (NBC)
  • MTA Names Least Reliable Subway Escalators and Elevators (Post)
  • Parking Agents Setting a Bad Example at Westchester Square (News)
  • Dukakis: Obama Should Give Detroit $5B to Make Transit Vehicles (Infrastructurist)
  • Another Cost of Automobility — Silly Safety Campaigns (hugeasscity via Streetsblog.net)