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By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EST on February 24, 2011

Six-Lane Grand Concourse Must Be Tamed to Prevent More Deaths (News)
Rahm Emanuel Promises to Build 100 Miles of Protected Bikeways for Chicago (Transpo Nation)
Nothing to See Here: NYPD Internal Affairs Clears Cops Who Beat Sidewalk-Riding Teen (News, Post)
State Association Backs Rockland County’s Lawsuit Against MTA Payroll Tax (Patch)
More Coverage of Yesterday’s Report on NYC Job Growth and Transit (Crain’s, News, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Middle Village Mom Presses for Traffic Calming Outside PS 49 (Queens Chron)
MTA Inks Former Walder Employer McKinsey to Help Cut Costs (News)
TSA Agent Loses It After Fender-Bender in JFK Parking Lot (Post)
Australian Town Makes a Statement About Speeding (Reuters)
Lets Go Met: Knuckleballer RA Dickey Bikes to Spring Training (Mets.com)

More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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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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