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By Ben Fried

9:09 AM EDT on September 30, 2010

Times: It Makes No Sense at All to Kill ARC Tunnel
Is Chris Christie a “Fiscal Hawk” or Just an Old-Fashioned Motorhead? (MTR)
Tish James Is Pushing for Residential Parking Permits Near Atlantic Yards (Bklyn Paper)
Lackluster Ridership on First Day of B71 Commuter Van Service (Bklyn Paper)
George Bliss’s “Upright Bicycle Ride” Celebrates NYC’s New Bike Infrastructure (Downtown Express)
“The Idea Now Is to Look Like a Pedestrian on Wheels” (NYT)
Grist Sits Down With Earl Blumenauer to Talk Livable Communities
Motorist Who Went Berserk on Traffic Agent Charged With 2nd Degree Assault (News, Post)
68th Precinct Cracking Down on Sidewalk-Parking Motorcyclists (Bklyn Paper)
AlliedBarton Takes Over Church St. Ped Safety Management From Sam Schwartz (Downtown Express)
Weird: Federal Rule Will Compel NYC to Change All Street Signs (News, Post)
Even Weirder Climate/Transpo Humor From Daily News Editorialists
What Are the Top Ten Reasons Dave Pokes Fun at Ped Plazas? (WSJ, NYT)

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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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