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By Ben Fried

8:49 AM EST on January 26, 2011

“Traffic Pricing” Is Back — Squadron, WFP, NYC Biz Leaders Reviving Peak-Hour Road Fees (News)
DA Vance Pursues Manslaughter Charge in Manhattan Hit-and-Run Case (News, Post)
Unlicensed Truck Driver Who Killed Laurence Renard Faces Up to Year in Jail (News)
Worrisome: Open Door on New Haven Line Metro-North Car (Gothamist)
Terrifying: MTA Debt Service Forecast (2nd Ave Sagas)
iPod Bans Across America: Legislation Against “Distracted Walking” Now a Trend (NYT)
Governors’ Report on Ped Safety Filled With Victim-Blaming, Bereft of Analysis (MTR)
David Seifman Keeps Post‘s Streak of Negative Bike Coverage Alive
Bid to Permanently Expand 78th Street Play Street Suffers Setback (News)
Why Regular Psych Exams Should Be Required to Keep Your Driver’s License – Exhibit A (Post)

More headlines and SOTU links 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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