Albany Rebuffs City Traffic Plan
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Lawmakers have shelved Mayor Michael R. Bloombergâs plan to charge motorists in some parts of Manhattan.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg defended the cityâs decision not to suspend its parking rules after the snow storm.
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By JENNIFER MANN  SCITUATE - A 15-home development proposed for a site off Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A) has drawn criticism despite winning planning board approval two weeks ago.
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Mayor Michael Bloombergâs last-minute lobbying for his ambitious toll plan to clear Manhattan traffic congestion failed to get necessary legislative approval Monday.
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New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday proposed skipping two subway and bus fare hikes planned for 2007 and 2009 because the strong real estate market pumped up its revenues, according to a new budget plan proposed by its staff.
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By Mike Torralba, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 8--MONROE -- The City Council has narrowly rejected a proposal that would have loosened restrictions on the number of duplexes in Monroe's historic residential district.
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A federal judge denied a request by two groups protesting the Republican National Convention to force New York City officials to allow a rally of as many as 75,000 people on the Great Lawn of New York&#39;s Central Park Saturday.
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The city&#39;s Parks and Transportation departments announced yesterday that they would limit traffic in Central Park by closing four car entrances and prohibiting cars for all but seven hours each day.
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Planners opposed a private developer's scheme for a visitor's centre at the Giant's Causeway, it emerges.
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By Scott M. Larson, Savannah Morning News, Ga.  Sep. 7--Town council had stopped a development because it didn't have  sprinklers, but judge ruled that wasn't proper.
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Mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance Monday that would have required mega-retailers to pay their workers more than other employers after some of the nation's largest stores including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned the measure would keep them from opening their doors within the city's limits.
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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Dec. 19--We think most citizens can understand why the proposed Fort Mill southern bypass must be routed away from a new subdivision through an older, less populated neighborhood.
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New York City's traffic congestion pricing plan cleared a key hurdle on Thursday, when the state government authorized it to begin installing the "needed equipment," though lawmakers denied the city the ability to impose fees without state approval.
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By Elizabeth Moore, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 14--Just when it seemed the Town of Riverhead was giving up on its plan for a regional playground on the former U.S.
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The city's bid to force cyclists to obtain permits before their monthly bicycle rally through Manhattan was dismissed Thursday by a federal judge.
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Local authorities opposed to congestion charging in Edinburgh are granted a legal hearing.
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Scores of patients at the V.A. hospital in Albany were put at risk, and employees say bigger concerns were dismissed by officials.