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By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EDT on July 14, 2009

Gov to Nominate Jay Walder for MTA Top Spot Today (News, Post, NY1)
Family and Friends Mourn Miguel Colon, Victim of Crazed Driver (NYT, News)
TA Report: Deadly Driving on the Rise as NYPD Fails to Enforce Traffic Laws (News)
Here’s a Story on the NYC Bike Lane Boom, Written By a Cyclist (Bklyn Eagle)
Is Light Rail the Right Transit Mode for America’s Metro Areas? (Citiwire)
Envisioning a Rail System for Central Ohio (Xing Columbus via Streetsblog.net)
New Orleans Considers Tearing Down Claiborne Expressway (Times-Pic via Planetizen)
NYC Renames a Block of Hudson Street After Jane Jacobs (City Room)
Bastille Day on Smith Street: Lots of Car-Free Pics Here (Pardon Me for Asking)
The Problem(s) With Your Standard Signalized Intersection (How We Drive)

More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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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