Today’s Headlines
Iris Weinshall Resigns from DOT, Going to CUNY (NY Sun, NYT) Bike Clubs, Walking Tour Operators Ponder New Parade Rules (AMNY) MTA Still Planning Fulton Hub Connector, But Some Transfers Will Cost (AMNY) Robot Garage to Open in Chinatown (Daily News) City Subsidy for Ratner Arena Doubles, to $205m (Post) Rebutting Robert Sullivan’s OpEd Piece … Continued
9:57 AM EST on January 30, 2007
- Iris Weinshall Resigns from DOT, Going to CUNY (NY Sun, NYT)
- Bike Clubs, Walking Tour Operators Ponder New Parade Rules (AMNY)
- MTA Still Planning Fulton Hub Connector, But Some Transfers Will Cost (AMNY)
- Robot Garage to Open in Chinatown (Daily News)
- City Subsidy for Ratner Arena Doubles, to $205m (Post)
- Rebutting Robert Sullivan’s OpEd Piece (Cities on a Hill)
- Imagine Wind Power on the Queensborough Bridge
- Burden Names Washburn as Urban Design Director (NYT)
- Mountain Glaciers Melting Faster, UN Says (NYT)
- In Mexico, Ethanol Demand Leads to Soaring Prices for Tortillas (Wash Post)
Sarah Goodyear is a journalist and author who has covered cities and transportation for publications such as Grist, CityLab, and Streetsblog.
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