Today's Headlines

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By Ben Fried

8:59 AM EDT on July 30, 2009

MTA: Fare Hike Unlikely in 2010, But That Could Change (AP, NYT, 2nd Ave Sagas, Post, AMNY)
More Press for Yesterday’s Bike Access Bill Vote (City Room, Brooklyn Paper, Gothamist, Voice)
Senators Seek National Incentives to Outlaw Texting While Driving (NYT, Streetsblog Cap Hill)
Jay Walder’s Compensation Package Already Making Headlines (News)
City Council Passes Pedicab Licensing Rules (City Room, Post)
MTR and AMNY Cover Yesterday’s Q Poll on Times Square and Transit
Downtown BID Wants to Turn Two Lanes of Edgar Street Into Pedestrian Space (Downtown Express)
Ed Glaeser to Perform Cost-Benefit Analysis of HSR. Will He Do One for Highway Expansion Too?
Drivers Sound Off on Other Drivers to SI Advance
The Idaho Stop: Safer for Cyclists (Wash Cycle via Streetsblog.net)

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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