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By Ben Fried

9:02 AM EDT on August 24, 2010

Charter Commission Puts Term Limits on the Ballot (NYT)
Unlicensed Driver Critically Injures 16-Year-Old Cyclist at Webster and 188th (ABC7 via Gothamist)
Century-Old LIRR Switching Equipment Catches Fire, Crippling Service (City Room, News, NY1)
The High-and-Unlikely Fare Hike Scenario: $130 Monthly Metrocards (News, Post)
Soon Motorists Can Try to Beat the Yellow at DUMBO Intersection of Jay and York (Post, Bklyn Paper)
City Room Breaks Out More Data From NYCDOT’s Ped Safety Report
Diaz, Sr.’s Church Lets Diaz, Sr.’s Campaign Car Fleet Park for Free (News)
Vornado Dangles $100M to Improve Penn Station as Part of Midtown Skyscraper Bid (Crain’s, NYT)
MTA Makes Big Bus Purchase From New Flyer (2nd Ave Sagas)
Bob Diamond Hasn’t Given Up on Reviving a Red Hook Trolley (Bklyn Paper)
How Can Rail Trails Serve Real Transportation Needs? (MTR)

More headlines 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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