Today’s Headlines

Ravitch: Medicaid Spending Crowding Out Infrastructure in NY State Budget (NYT)
Silver Asks for Ravitch to Take Over State Budget Negotiations (News)
Proposed Cuts to NYC Bus Service Would Affect 200,000 Riders (AMNY)
What’s Next on the Agenda for Livable Streets and Green Transport in Manhattan? (Post)
Ben Kabak: MTA Board Hearings "a Legally Mandated Charade"
Neal Peirce on TIGER: About Time State DOTs Competed for Federal Transpo Funds (Citiwire)
Port Authority Commits to Cashless Tolls (SI Live, NY1)
Ex-Marine Kills Would-Be Car Thief in St. Albans; No Charges Filed (NYT, News, Post)
Plaintiffs Have Until Mid-March to Appeal Decision Upholding NYPD Parade Rules (Villager)
Yglesias: Transit Is as American as Apple Pie
Seinfeld Gets Driven to TV Studio. Yada, Yada, Yada… Cops Investigate His Placard (1010WINS, Post)