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8:53 AM EDT on June 17, 2009

    • In Some Cities, Stimulus for Transit Service Comes Too Late (NYT)
    • Will the MTA Shift Any Stim Cash to Operations? (News)
    • Post Covers Next Round of BRT Roll-out
    • SI Pols to DOT: We Don't Want a Median Busway on Hylan Boulevard (SI Live)
    • MTA Buys 90 Low-Floor, Three-Door Articulated Buses for BRT Service (MTR, 2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Gas Prices Have Gone Up 49 Days in a Row (AP)
    • Americans Sticking With Transit Despite Wave of Service Cuts and Fare Hikes (T4America)
    • Autos Cause 43% of Fatal Injuries to NYC Kids; Poor Families, People of Color Affected Most (News)
    • Bronx Beep: Don't Cut Community Board Funding (News)
    • Boston Mayoral Challenger Campaigning on Transportation Reform Agenda (Yglesias)
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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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