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9:04 AM EDT on September 17, 2009

    • NYC Primary Turnout Lowest in Modern History -- 11 Percent (NYT)
    • Vance: "There Are Going to Be New Directions" at Manhattan DA's Office (News)
    • MTA Board Approves Walder Compensation Over Bloomberg's Objection (City Room)
    • Nassau Exec Proposes Slashing LI Bus Budget By 25 Percent (MTR)
    • Design Observer: Get Your Hands on a Copy of the NYC Street Design Manual (via Planetizen)
    • Amtrak to Bend Over Backwards for Gun-Carrying Passengers, Thanks to Senate Vote (DC Examiner)
    • Recent Yale Grad Biking to Work in Cleveland Killed By Hit-and-Run Trucker (New Haven Safe Streets)
    • Transit Riders Threw Away $40M in Unused MetroCards Last Year (AMNY)
    • Who Hops in Their Car to Grab a Sandwich in Midtown? (On Transport)
    • How Do You Bring Opera to the People? Stage It in the Street (Brooklyn Eagle)

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