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By Ben Fried

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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