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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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