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9:02 AM EST on December 9, 2008

    • Detroit Bailout Deal Imminent; Bush Would Appoint Car Czar (NYT, AP)
    • Tom Friedman Wants Hybrid Electric Cars and a Carbon Tax (NYT)
    • Building Owners' Rep Invokes Threat of Terrorism at 'Bikes in Buildings' Council Hearing (City Room)
    • Fordham Road Merchants Blame Select Bus Lane for Drop in Sales (News)
    • Paterson: It's Up to Albany to Save MTA (News)
    • Robert Caro: Officials With Power Never Throw Their Weight Behind Transit (NYT)
    • Ravitch's Payroll Tax Would Hit State and City Budgets (Post)
    • Dodging Hazards on the Kent Ave Bike Lane (Gothamist)
    • Brooklyn Judges Parking in Ped Plaza Until Official Lot Inside Columbus Park Is Finished (Bklyn Paper)
    • Stimulus Suggestion: Increase Transit Service (Yglesias)
    • Seatless Subway Cars Debut in Boston (News)
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Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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