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By Ben Fried

9:06 AM EDT on July 23, 2009

Feds: MTA Timetable on 2nd Ave Subway Too Optimistic (News, City Room, AMNY, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Oberstar on Raising the Gas Tax: “Congress Decides, Not the Administration” (PBS)
Shame on Bloomberg: Mayor’s SUVs Seen Idling Around Town (AP, News)
The Times Keeps Up the Commentary on Distracted Driving
More Cities Creating Guidelines to Design Livable Streets (Planetizen)
Police Chase Mayhem in Washington Heights (News, NYT)
One American Town Makes the Copenhagenize Top Bike-Friendly Cities List (via Streetsblog.net)
Will There Ever Be a Way to Bike or Walk Across the Verrazano? (Examiner)
Q: Who Is Mark Huijgan? A: A Bike Thief’s Worst Nightmare (Post)
Here’s One Way to Eliminate Parking in Manhattan (News)

More headlines 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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