Today’s Headlines
Detroit Bailout Deal Imminent; Bush Would Appoint Car Czar (NYT, AP) Last Night Was Cyclists’ Protest of Festival of Lights Ban (LAist, CityWatch) Taxi Service Not Catching On (Times) Truckers Fuming Over Emissions Plan (PE) Transit Setting Records Nationwide (WaPost) Metro Trying to Boost TAP Cards (Times, Daily News) Stimulus Suggestion: Increase Transit Service (Yglesias) … Continued
8:51 AM PST on December 9, 2008
- Detroit Bailout Deal Imminent; Bush Would Appoint Car Czar (NYT, AP)
- Last Night Was Cyclists’ Protest of Festival of Lights Ban (LAist, CityWatch)
- Taxi Service Not Catching On (Times)
- Truckers Fuming Over Emissions Plan (PE)
- Transit Setting Records Nationwide (WaPost)
- Metro Trying to Boost TAP Cards (Times, Daily News)
- Stimulus Suggestion: Increase Transit Service (Yglesias)
- Seatless Subway Cars Debut in Boston (News)
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