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By Ben Fried

9:36 AM EST on February 19, 2013

MTA, TWU Haven’t Moved on Contract Talks in Three Months (Post)
Michael Powell: It’s Silly to Oppose Letting Developers Build on NYCHA Parking Lots (NYT)
Manhattan CB 5 Votes to Claim Street Space for CitiBike Docks Outside Grand Central (DNA)
Carrion Says “Infrastructure Investment” and “Economic Development” Will Be Campaign Pillars (NYT)
Son of Staten Island Killed in Indianapolis Ambulance Crash (Post)
Brace Yourself, You May Nod in Agreement With Steve Cuozzo’s Take on Midtown East (Post)
March 4 Is Transit Awareness Day in Albany (MTR)
1950s-Era Transport Planning Alive and Well in Louisville (NYT)
A Proposal to Get More Bang Out of Safe Routes to School Bucks (StrongTowns)
The “Worst Cities for Driving” Include a Lot of Great Cities for Walking (WSJ)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Ben Fried

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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