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 (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)
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