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By Ben Fried

9:02 AM EDT on August 4, 2010

Albany Passes a Budget Four Months Behind Schedule (NYT, News)
MTR Lays Out a Transpo Agenda for New York’s Next Gov
Where the MTA Service Cuts Hit Hardest (City Limits)
Albany’s Handling of the MTA Is “Absolutely Idiotic Public Policy” (HuffPo)
The Journal Covers Park Slope Neighbors’ PPW Traffic Speed Study
$52M in Metrocard Purchases Will Go Unused Next Year, MTA Estimates (News)
Newtown Creek: NYC’s Super Slow Motion Oil Disaster (NYT)
Mexico City Is a Town Without Parade Rules (NYT)
Summer Streets Preview: Crystal Clear Dumpster Pools (Gothamist, News)
London Launched Its 400-Station Bike-Share Program Last Week (Telegraph)
But Is Boris Johnson Building a Bike Network With Sufficient Urgency? (Global Urbanist)

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