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8:59 AM EST on February 19, 2009

    • EPA May Regulate CO2 Before Congress Does (NYT)
    • GM Promises This Gov't Loan Will Be the Last It Needs (NYT)
    • Ravitch, Sander Make Pitch for MTA Rescue Plan to State Senate Committee (NY1, Post)
    • Speeders Abound on Avenues in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (News)
    • State and Local Officials Hash Out How to Spend New York's Stim Cash (AP)
    • Bill Thompson Launches Web Tool to Locate MTA Service Cuts (City Room)
    • NYC Transit Paid Out $50M in Injury Claims Last Year (News)
    • Study: Bike Lanes, Wide Sidewalks Better for Toronto Biz Than Parking (Spacing via Streetsblog.net)
    • Public Toilet Coming to Grand Army Plaza? (Brooklyn Paper)
    • LA Times Car Guy Doesn't Buy Myth of Hydrogen Car (Grist)
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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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