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8:59 AM EDT on July 8, 2009

    • Drunk Driving NYPD Sergeant Charged for Gravely Injuring 68-Year-Old Pedestrian (News)
    • LA, DC, Atlanta and Houston Top List of Most Congested U.S. Cities (AP)
    • Here's an Idea for Albany: Constitutional Convention (WSJ)
    • Wider Goethals Bridge Will Attract Up to 40 Percent More Traffic (MTR)
    • U.S. Regulators Think They Can Curb Volatile Swings in Energy Prices (NYT)
    • This Guy Is Running for City Council on an Anti-Parking Enforcement Platform (News)
    • NYers Gather in Streets and Public Spaces to Say Goodbye to Michael Jackson (Post, AMNY)
    • New App Helps Straphangers Pick the Most Time-Efficient Subway Car (AMNY, City Room)
    • Bklyn Paper: You Can Park a Scooter "Almost Anywhere" 
    • Guerilla Bike Lanes: Some Cities Need 'em, Others Don't (A2W via Streetsblog.net)

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