Two New Features on Streetsblog

I just wanted to point you to two new features here on Streetsblog.

First, if you want to receive a daily digest of Streetsblog posts via e-mail, enter your address into the little box at the right labeled "Daily e-mail digests." Every morning you will receive the previous day’s postings in your e-mail inbox. Your address won’t be used for anything else.

Second, we’ve got a new Contributions page with all kinds of great new functionality. Here is how to get your stories, photos and tips to Streetsblog:

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By Ben Fried |
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Car-Free Space Is an Instant Hit on Broadway

By Aaron Naparstek |
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You Can be a Streetsblog Contributor Too

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This Week: Biking Goes Mainstream; Summer Streets III, Part 2

By Streetsblog |
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Photos From Year Five of Summer Streets

By Ben Fried |
Thanks to reader Jeff Prant for sending in these pics from the Midtown section of Saturday’s Summer Streets installment. I caught the tail end of the event, and turnout seemed as strong as ever. If the forecast holds, it looks like this Saturday will be less hot and muggy. Which is good, because I think […]

More Park(ing) Pics: The Art of Sitting in the Street

By Ben Fried |
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