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  • “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

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