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"Thru Streets," the city transportation program that prohibits cars from turning along nine midtown streets, will become a permanent part of New York's traffic pattern, officials announced yesterday.
The city also announced yesterday it would increase from 28 to 40 the number of midtown intersections where pedestrians are given time to cross without having to worry about the threat of turning vehicles.
"They'll be able to get 20 to 22 seconds of exclusive crossing times," said Tom Cocola, a spokesman for the city Department of Transportation.
Thru Streets, which...