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9:00 AM EDT on August 12, 2008

    • NYT: Summer Streets Should Be Here to Stay
    • Post's Sunday Mag Puts Bikes Front and Center This Week
    • WaPo: Feds Should Support Transit and Smart Growth
    • Glitches Mar Debut of Variable-Speed Subway Escalators (NYT)
    • Bob Herbert: The "Drill, Drill, Drill" Argument Has No Merit (NYT)
    • Bill Hammond: Full-Time Legislators Won't Solve Albany Dysfunction (News)
    • NY Counties That Assess Gas Tax as a Percentage Are Reaping Rewards (Newsday)
    • Post Cheers Drop in Gas Prices
    • Alternate Side Parking to Be Suspended in More Brooklyn Nabes (City Room)
    • Summer Streets Wrap-up, With Poll (Gothamist)

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