Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on March 22, 2011
- Bloomberg on Bike Lanes: “I’m Probably on the Other Side” of Iris Weinshall (Transpo Nation, Post)
- Anthony Weiner Again Gives a Non-Committal and Qualified “I Support Bike Lanes” (Observer)
- Drivers Collide in Jackson Heights, Kill 82-Year-Old Pedestrian Margaret Choborka; No Charges (News)
- Michael Grynbaum Notices Bike Lane Data Thanks to Wolfson Memo (NYT)
- MAS President: It’s Time to Rethink NYC’s 60s-Era Zoning Resolution for the 21st Century (Crain’s)
- David Greenfield Desperately Trying to Open Up Curb Space Without Raising Its Price (Post)
- Now New Yorkers Can Fight Parking Tickets From the Convenience of the Living Room (NYT, News)
- The PPW Bike Lane Drama Has Set Bike Snob‘s Inner Advocate Aflame
- MTA Board Casually Discussing Whether Food Should Be Allowed on the Train (News)
- Jets Owner Woody Johnson on Crutches After Getting Hit By Driver While Biking in Florida (News)
- Something Tells Me Andrea Peyser Wouldn’t Like Street Fairs Even If They Were Less Generic (Post)
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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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