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8:56 AM EST on February 4, 2010

    • More on the Payroll Tax Shortfall That's Wreaking Havoc With Transit Finances (News, AMNY)
    • Transpo Chair Jimmy Vacca Aiming to "Remain Neutral" on Bike Lanes, Car-Free Spaces (City Hall)
    • Marcia Kramer Found Two Disgruntled Cabbies to Groan About Car-Free Times Square (CBS)
    • Schoolkids to Albany: Don't Mess With Free Student MetroCards (Post)
    • Manhattan CB4: Lets Turn Some Lincoln Tunnel Approaches Into Parks (Chelsea Now)
    • NYC and Miami Cyclists Ride in Solidarity Sunday for Slain Christophe Le Canne (Transit Miami)
    • More of This, Please: Brooklyn Cops Nab Bike Thief (Brooklyn Paper)
    • Design Commission Gatekeepers Put an End to Artsy Bike Rack Menace (David Byrne)
    • Car-Sharing on the Rise in North America and Europe (TreeHugger)
    • Geneva City Council Votes to Make 200 Blocks Car-Free (Cool Town Studios)

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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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