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  • Andrea Bernstein: Chuck Schumer Asked Mayor Bloomberg to “Get Rid Of” PPW Bike Lane
  • Q Poll: 72 Percent of New Yorkers Welcome Bike-Share, 58 Percent Approve of Lanes (Post, News)
  • More on Cuomo Port Authority Pick Patrick Foye: NYT, Post, News, NY1, DNA, Kabak
  • WSJ Reports Imminent Appointment of Joe Lhota to Succeed Jay Walder
  • Ravitch Says New MTA Chief Should Push for Bridge Tolls (NY1)
  • Brooklyn Paper Covers Latest Williamsburg Cycling Fatality, Is Called Out by Readers
  • Bloomberg Says It Isn’t Practical for Wheelchair Users to Hail Cabs (News)
  • Years-Long Campaign Pays Off for Proponents of Signal at Greenwich and Duane Streets (TriTrib, DNA)
  • Residents: West Side Highway Connection Will Add Speeding Traffic to Riverside Blvd. (DNA)
  • Urban Omnibus Talks With EDC’s Joshua Nelson About the State of City Freight Rail
  • Economists Name Road Pricing as Best, If Not Only, Cure for Congestion (Atlantic)

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