Today’s Headlines
Gore Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Global Warming Work (CNN) MTA Forms Panel to Look at Soaring Capital Costs (AMNY) Gabe Pressman and Everyone Else on Robert Moses (Gothamist, NY Sun) Debate Over Road Privatization to Heat Up in Washington (Mother Jones) States Take Action to Curb Dangerous Driving (USA Today) Children Driving Green … Continued
9:56 AM EST on February 1, 2007
- Gore Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Global Warming Work (CNN)
- MTA Forms Panel to Look at Soaring Capital Costs (AMNY)
- Gabe Pressman and Everyone Else on Robert Moses (Gothamist, NY Sun)
- Debate Over Road Privatization to Heat Up in Washington (Mother Jones)
- States Take Action to Curb Dangerous Driving (USA Today)
- Children Driving Green Revolution in UK (Guardian)
- Study Shows Air Pollution Increases Risk of Heart Disease in Older Women (NYT)
- Downtown Residents Battle “Cookie Cutter” Street Fairs (NY Sun)
- Fighting to Cross the Street in Fort Greene (Brooklyn Paper)
- MetroCard Makes Transfer to Bee-Line Bronx Service (Daily News)
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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