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Traffic Agent Mauled by Off-Duty Cop for Ticketing His Girlfriend (News) Oklahoma City to Replace Downtown Highway With Boulevard (USA Today) DOT’s Josh Benson Answers Cyclists’ Questions, Part 2 (City Room) City Council Members Yassky and Liu Bike to Work (Urbanite) Why Demand for Gas Is Actually Elastic (Carbon Tax Blog) Park Slopers React to … Continued

By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EDT on May 16, 2008

Traffic Agent Mauled by Off-Duty Cop for Ticketing His Girlfriend (News)
Oklahoma City to Replace Downtown Highway With Boulevard (USA Today)
DOT’s Josh Benson Answers Cyclists’ Questions, Part 2 (City Room)
City Council Members Yassky and Liu Bike to Work (Urbanite)
Why Demand for Gas Is Actually Elastic (Carbon Tax Blog)
Park Slopers React to Suspension of Parking Rules (NYT, News)
Police and Transit Officials Clash Over When to Shut Down Subways (News)
MTA Selects 23 Official Subway Buskers (Post)
Smart Car Bumped Down a Notch in Safety Ratings (Wheels)

Happy Bike to Work Day!

Ben Fried

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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