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8:50 AM EDT on March 12, 2008

    • Spitzer Likely to Resign Today, Say Aides (NY1, Sun)
    • The Political Career of David A. Paterson (NYT)
    • Worth an Encore: Transit Riders Support Pricing (News)
    • Foe of Car-Free Prince Street Peddles Fear of Mimes to Media (Metro)
    • MTA Capital Plan Good for Outer Boroughs... (MTR)
    • ...Includes $3.7B to Fix Up Brooklyn Subway Stations (News)
    • Greyhound and Peter Pan Launch Fung Wah Competitor (AP)
    • Warming Could Wreak Havoc on Transportation Infrastructure (AP via Grist)
    • $4 a Gallon? Try $5 in This California Town (NYT)
    • Rockland County Orthodox Jewish Community Keeps Wal-Mart at Bay (NYT)
    • Beijing Pollution Leads Runner to Opt Out of Marathon (BBC via Car-Free USA)
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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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