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Remembering When Brooklyn Was Norway [NY Times]
House of D a Field Day for Pols [NY Daily News]
Catsimatidis: Myrtle Timeline Unclear [NY Daily News]
BBP Teaser Draws Tens of Thousands [NY Post]
Suit: Maimonides Medical a Fire Trap [NY Post]
Comptroller Plans Audit of MTA [AMNY]
A Finger Building Call to Arms [Gowanus Lounge]
Is Dumbo Holding Steady? [Dumbo NYC]

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Wouldn't it be cool if they brought those bad boys (street cars) back in service? Be like the MUNI in San Fran.

Posted by: DOW8000SP800 at July 28, 2008 8:51 AM

The removal of trolleys was a major step backward in public transportation. They were efficient, quiet and the pollution is non-existent on the streets (and controllable at the source - power stations). I don't know the reason for removing them, but the consipracy theorist in me can't help but think that a few palms were greased by the oil and/or motor corporations.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2008 9:06 AM

Yeah...i got the pic of my house from the city archives and there was also a trolley pictured on Halsey street at my corner...nice.

SF has all the good ones from all over the country

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2008 9:08 AM

Both Daily News links go to the House of D' story.

Posted by: g man at July 28, 2008 9:23 AM

dittoburg, that's one theory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy

Given the active promotion and support of the oil and motor companies in the suburbanization of America, I wouldn't bet against it.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2008 9:23 AM

Comptroller Plans Audit of MTA:

GOOD!

Posted by: werner at July 28, 2008 9:54 AM

Thanks for the link

Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2008 10:43 AM

The more quotes I read from Cats the lower my view of him. He needs to cast his net beyond Astoria Federal and Sovereign Bank.

Posted by: BrooklynLove at July 28, 2008 12:59 PM

Oh please, dittoburg, conspiracy theory? How about simply common sense.

Just a single glance at the state of our railwayss as compared to any other remotely "westernized" country and you can bet on it with certainty.

Most politicians won't even touch rail expansion plans, and will only get behind big money toward highways, highways, highways. Awful.

The one big silver lining on gas/oil/vehicular/airline prices
going berserk is that people may start to consider this kind of efficient and inexpensive transportation important enough to shout for. We'll see.

Posted by: Nokilissa at July 28, 2008 3:00 PM

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