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8:59 AM EDT on October 28, 2008

    • China's Stimulus Package: $270B Invested in Rail (Reuters via Overhead Wire)
    • Financial Crisis May Send MTA Fare Hikes Higher (Post, Metro)
    • NYCT Proposes Standing-Room-Only Trains to Reduce Subway Delays (Metro)
    • MTA Chief Lee Sander's Thankless Task (NYT)
    • Bronx Beep Wants Better Bike Parking in His Borough (News)
    • TV Shoot Has Bronx Residents Up in Arms About Temporary Loss of Parking (City Room)
    • MTA Bus Depot Built in 2003 Already Needs Emergency Repairs (News)
    • NY, CT State DOT Commissioners Talk Up Transit-Oriented Development (MTR)
    • Forest City's Credit Rating Takes a Hit Amid Analyst Worries About Atlantic Yards (TRE)
    • NASCAR Racer Goes Car-Free in NYC (How We Drive)
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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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