Ben Fried on “The Brian Lehrer Show” Today [Updated]
Ben, along with Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic, will be on WNYC this morning to talk about Mayor Bloomberg's transit platform. The segment should air between 10:30 and 11.
By
Brad Aaron
9:45 AM EDT on August 24, 2009
Ben, along with Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic, will be on WNYC this morning to talk about Mayor Bloomberg’s transit platform. The segment should air between 10:30 and 11.
Update 10:45 a.m.: The segment is on now.
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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