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9:03 AM EST on December 8, 2008

    • Obama Outlines Vast Public Works Program (NYT, Politico)
    • Too Much 'Roads and Bridges' Talk in Infrastructure Address (Cap'n Transit, Overhead Wire)
    • Streetsblog.net Has More Reactions
    • Big Three Bailout/Restructuring Gains Momentum in DC (NYT, CBS)
    • What Has to Happen to Toll East and Harlem River Bridges? (NYT)
    • Thompson Bashes Bridge Tolls, Says Bloomberg Should Take a Stronger Stand (Post)
    • Ravitch Responds to Pols Who Attacked MTA Rescue Plan (News)
    • Bloomberg Tells MTA Board Reps to Hold Down Express Bus Fare (News)
    • Joyriding SI Teens Wreck Car, Show Off Injuries on MySpace (SI Live)
    • NJ Town Charges Drivers for Costs Associated With Car Crashes (AP)
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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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