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		<title>Independence Day Special: The Freedom to Sit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
  This was the scene at Herald Square yesterday afternoon. It's full of people doing what the Times' Susan Dominus finds so un-New York: sitting down. Some of these loafers are actually putting their feet up, right in the heart of our fast-paced, cutthroat city. It's like they've ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/02/independence-day-special-the-freedom-to-sit/</link>
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		<title>Streetfilms: D.C. DOT Director Talks &#8220;Transportation Freedom&#8221;</title>
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  Meet Gabe Klein, who was appointed to direct Washington D.C.'s Department of Transportation (DDOT) in December 2008. With a background including four years working for Zipcar, Klein was brought in to look at the city's mobility problems from a fresh perspective. As he says: 
   ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/02/streetfilms-dc-dot-director-talks-transportation-freedom/</link>
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		<title>Action Alert: Tell John Liu to Support Better Bike Commuting in NYC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An important heads up for our New York readers: Before you start grilling this weekend, make sure you sign on to TA's campaign urging John Liu to support the Bicycle Access Bill.
Pretty much everyone from Mayor Bloomberg on down expected the bill to
clear Liu's transportation committee this week and gain ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/02/action-alert-tell-john-liu-to-support-better-bike-commuting-in-nyc/</link>
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		<title>The Weekly Carnage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up (a day early this week due to the holiday) of motor vehicle mayhem across the metro region. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage. 
    
  Photo: Newsday 
  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/02/the-weekly-carnage-72/</link>
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		<title>Another Step in Reducing Auto Dependence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you're a person who is accustomed to getting around the place you live without a car, you've probably spent at least some time trying to sell your auto-dependent friends on the concept. Maybe you've even gone so far as to map out a route for them so that they ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/02/another-step-in-reducing-auto-dependence/</link>
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		<title>Obama Administration&#8217;s Transportation Goals: Read Them Here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the Obama administration proposed an 18-month delay in drafting the next federal transportation bill, U.S. DOT chief Ray LaHood called for Congress to include &#34;critical reforms&#34; alongside the extension of the existing law. But details on those reforms have been kept under wraps -- until now.
    ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/02/obama-administrations-transportation-goals-read-them-here/</link>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Headlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
    Sheer Luck Spares Life of 6 Month Old Baby in NYPD Cruiser Carnage (News) 
    On Transport, Second Ave Sagas Question Straphangers Campaign; Gene Russianoff Responds 
    House Dem on Gas Tax Increase: &#34;The Votes Aren't There&#34; (Streetsblog Cap ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/02/todays-headlines-682/</link>
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		<title>Celebrate Brooklyn With Valet Bike Parking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
  Thinking of riding your bike to Celebrate Brooklyn this summer but worried about finding a safe and reliable place to lock up? Look no further than the Celebrate Brooklyn Bike Zone,&#160;where friendly volunteers from Transportation Alternatives will take great care of your ride (for free!) while you ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/01/celebrate-brooklyn-with-valet-bike-parking/</link>
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		<title>Ask and Ye Shall Receive: Brooklyn CB9 Gets a Bike Lane on Empire Blvd</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DOT added bike lanes to its traffic-calming project for Empire Boulevard -- at the request of CB9. Image: NYCDOT. 
  These days, it's not often that we get to report about New York City community boards pushing DOT for more progressive street designs. So sit back and enjoy this ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/01/ask-and-ye-shall-receive-brooklyn-cb9-gets-a-bike-lane-on-empire-blvd/</link>
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		<title>Renovation of Crumbling, Dangerous 215th Step-Street Delayed [Updated]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Residents of Inwood were excited by last year's news that the 215th Step-Street -- a block-long staircase linking Broadway to residential blocks in the northern reaches of the neighborhood -- would soon be receiving a long-awaited rehab. But officials announced last week that the project will again be delayed. 
 ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/01/renovation-of-crumbling-dangerous-215th-step-street-delayed-again/</link>
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		<title>Cities See Population Gains &#8212; But What About Political Power?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The Census Bureau has just released new data showing a resurgence of the nation's cities, with New York leading the way and Chicago reversing five years of population decline. 
     
  The number of New Yorkers grew by an estimated 53,000 this year. Will they ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/01/cities-see-population-gains-but-what-about-political-power/</link>
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		<title>NYPD Cruiser Carnage: Move Along, Nothing to See Here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
  Photo: Daily NewsPolice, witness and media accounts vary -- widely -- as to what exactly happened in the East Village yesterday afternoon. The NYPD version goes something like this: 
    
  Two officers responding to a call to help another officer were ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/01/nypd-cruiser-carnage-move-along-nothing-to-see-here/</link>
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		<title>Mind the Gender Gap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday's New York Times blog item about why New York women are underrepresented among the city's bike commuters didn't sit well with the authors of Streetsblog Network member Let's Go Ride a Bike. Trisha, one of the blog's authors and a bike commuter herself in Nashville, sees the piece as ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/01/mind-the-gender-gap/</link>
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		<title>Streetfilms: Summer Streets Are Back!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

  Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this week the return and expansion of the Summer Streets program along with more than 1,500 free events taking place throughout New York City this summer.  The mayor was joined by DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, who noted that some 50,000 people enjoyed Summer ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/01/streetfilms-summer-streets-are-back/</link>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Headlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
    NYPD: Carnage-Inflicting Squad Car Was Responding to Emergency Call (NYT, News, Gothamist) 
    NJ Judge Clears Driver of All Charges for Killing Cyclist Camille Savoy (Benepe's Bike Blog) 
    Jerrold Nadler: Obama Admin Dropped the Ball on Transpo Bill ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/01/todays-headlines-681/</link>
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		<title>Report: NYPD Cruiser Hits Eight Pedestrians on LES [Updated]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 1010 WINS report appears to confirm a comment from wooDave on what sounds like a horrific pedestrian-involved crash in the East Village: 
   
    Eight pedestrians have been hurt in a car accident involving a New York City police cruiser on the Lower East ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/30/report-nypd-cruiser-hits-eight-pedestrians-on-les/</link>
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		<title>John Liu Stalls Bicycle Access Bill in Committee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
  A few months ago, John Liu was all for bikes in buildings.After months of negotiations and fine-tuning, the Bicycle Access Bill was expected to come up for a vote in the City Council this afternoon. Despite the support of Mayor Bloomberg and 29 co-sponsors, that's not ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/30/john-liu-stalls-bicycle-access-bill-in-committee/</link>
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		<title>Memo to Ray Kelly: How About Barriers for Pedestrians, Too?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
    
    
  This driver suffered a seizure, but not to worry -- the phone booth was protected. Photo: GothamistPolice Commissioner Ray Kelly testified Monday in favor of City Council legislation to require every bank branch in the city to install ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/30/memo-to-ray-kelly-how-about-barriers-for-pedestrians-too/</link>
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		<title>First Look: A Walkable, Bikeable Gateway to the Brooklyn Bridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The proposed boulevard-style entryway to the Brooklyn Bridge. Image: NYCDOT. 
  Last week DOT unveiled this conceptual plan for a better gateway to the Brooklyn Bridge [PDF]. For the thousands of pedestrians and cyclists who access the bridge on the Brooklyn side every day, it's a winner. 
  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/30/first-look-a-walkable-bikeable-gateway-to-the-brooklyn-bridge/</link>
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		<title>Adriano Espaillat Reaffirms Love of Traffic, Distaste for Tolls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
  We wondered a few months back why Upper Manhattan Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat, a supporter of congestion pricing, would side with the usual suspects in opposing Ravitch-backed East and Harlem River bridge tolls. At the time, Espaillat told Streetsblog readers that new tolls would place an ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/30/adriano-espaillat-reaffirms-love-of-traffic-distaste-for-tolls/</link>
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