Today’s Headlines

• Why Have Cuomo and State Legislators Not Appointed NYC Representatives to the MTA Board? (WNYC)
• Planning Commish OKs East NY Rezoning (Politico); MMV Announces Plan for East Harlem (Crain’s)
• DOT Won’t Fix One of the Most Perilous Intersections in Brooklyn Because CB 8 Said “No” (DNA)
• Observer: DOT Deference to Community Boards on Transit and Safety Is Harmful and Absurd
• 90th Precinct Continues to Disrespect Kent Ave Bike Lane, This Time With a Light Tower (Gothamist)
• Very Cool: Brooklyn Navy Yard to Launch Free, Frequent Shuttle Connecting to Subway Lines (Curbed)
• Free Parking Crusader Vincent Gentile Wants to Suspend Meters on Dozens of Holidays (News)
• It’s OK for Uber Drivers to Maim or Kill You, as Long as They Don’t Overcharge You (Post)
• See the Advance Twist Criticism of Motorist Space-Hogs Into Argument Against Vision Zero
• TransitCenter Has Some Ideas on Why U.S. Transit Agencies Are Not Innovating
• Driver Who Won the Daytona 500 Says NYC Traffic Is More Harrowing Than NASCAR Racing (WSJ)

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