Today’s Headlines
New York Only 39th Most Walkable US City, Says Mag (CNN, Prevention) Park Slope Unites Against One-Way Conversions (Brooklyn Paper) Bloomberg in Miami Looking at Bus Rapid Transit (NY1) Victim’s Father Questions DWI Penalties (Newsday) Review: “The Suburbanization of New York” (City Limits) City EDC to Spend $100M on Yards Land (Daily News) Taxi Workers … Continued
9:26 AM EST on March 9, 2007
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New York Only 39th Most Walkable US City, Says Mag (CNN, Prevention) - Park Slope Unites Against One-Way Conversions (Brooklyn Paper)
- Bloomberg in Miami Looking at Bus Rapid Transit (NY1)
- Victim’s Father Questions DWI Penalties (Newsday)
- Review: “The Suburbanization of New York” (City Limits)
- City EDC to Spend $100M on Yards Land (Daily News)
- Taxi Workers Alliance Joins Labor Council (NY Sun)
- EU Seeks Deal on Renewable Energy (BBC)
- Bush Talks About Ethanol with Brazil (BBC)
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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