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9:06 AM EDT on June 24, 2008

    • MTA Announces Spending Cuts; Sander Says Fare Hike a 'Real Prospect' (NYT, Post, Sun)
    • Spate of Sidewalk Crashes Bolsters Calls for Pedestrian Safety (AMNY)
    • Speeding Truck Caused Deadly Chinatown Crash (News, Sun, Post)
    • DOT Turning a Deaf Ear to Pleas for Greenwich Street Traffic Calming (Downtown Express)
    • NYT Gives Summer Streets the 'He-Said, She-Said' Treatment
    • Queens Transit Riders Voice Concerns at Meeting About Bus Service Consolidation (News)
    • City to Provide Special Bus Route to Bronx Floating Pool (City Room)
    • Fine for Jumping Turnstile May Rise to $110 (Post)
    • Supreme Court Declines to Hear Atlantic Yards Case (NYT, News, Post)
    • Paris to Launch Vélib-esque Sharing System for Electric Cars (Guardian)
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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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