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9:05 AM EDT on August 26, 2009

    • Anti-Bike Lane Council Members: We're Not Against Bike Lanes, "Per Se" (City Room)
    • Bloomberg Proposes Discount Cab Fares for Seniors. What About Streets Safe for Walking? (News)
    • Sources: Walder a Lock for MTA Chief Once Senate Finally Gets Around to Hearings (AMNY)
    • City's "Safety" Fix for Pelham Parkway: Remove Trees, Install Guardrail (News)
    • Software Firms Tap the Market for Curbing Txting-While-Driving (WSJ)
    • NYPD Goes on Chinatown Bus Towing Spree (AMNY)
    • Car-Free Montague Street Shrinks This Year; Merchants Not Pleased (Bklyn Paper)
    • Back-in Parking a Hot Campaign Topic in Forest Hills (News)
    • Times Style Section Thrilled By NYC Cycle Chic
    • Seattle DOT Looking to Expand On-Street Bike Parking (Car Free Days via Streetsblog.net)

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