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By Ben Fried

8:49 AM EDT on September 18, 2009

MTA Capital Plan Will Turn Into a Debt Disaster Without New Revenues (2nd Ave Sagas)
Campaigning in Chinatown, Thompson Says He’ll Rip Out Grand Street Bike Lane (NY1)
That New Bike Lane on Allen Street? It’s Like a New Parking Lot for NYPD (Gothamist)
Report: Spend HSR Money Where the Most People Would Use It (Observer)
ESDC Approves Latest Version of Atlantic Yards (WNYC, Post)
Teenager in Critical Condition After Being Struck By City Bus in Flushing (NY1)
Loss of Subway Station Agents Has Some NYers Worried (News)
If Only Jeff Dinowitz Devoted This Much Personal Attention to Traffic Violence (Riverdale Press)
Let’s Balance the State Budget on the Backs of Bureaucrats and Their Car Perks (Politicker)
India’s “Ladies Special” Train Service a Respite From Harassment By Male Commuters (NYT)

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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