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8:02 AM EDT on March 9, 2009

    • U.S. Transit Ridership Hit 50-Year High in 2008 (NYT)
    • MTA Rescue Bill May Surface in Albany Today (News)
    • Five Senate Dems Oppose Bridge Tolls (Post)
    • News: Malcolm Smith Needs to Take a Stand for Straphangers
    • The Political Rationale Behind Shelly's Bridge Toll Compromise (News)
    • With Biking on the Rise, How Should Cyclists Use the Road? (NYT)
    • Thompson Faults City for Sidewalk Disrepair (News)
    • NYT Likes Schumer's Proposal for Moynihan Station
    • Komanoff: Don't Blame Vehicular Violence on the Victim (Downtown Express)
    • Why Developers Like Cul-de-Sacs (Austin Contrarian via Streetsblog.net)
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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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