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By Ben Fried

8:59 AM EDT on October 19, 2009

Paterson’s Austerity Budget Takes Away $113 Million From MTA (NYT)
News Sees No Reason to Ban Distracted Taxi Driving
The Times Is Fed Up With Albany
The Post Is Fed Up With Jaywalkers
Curb Crunch: Even Rolls Owners Jockey for Free Parking These Days (Post)
In Praise of Pedicabs (NYT)
Dramatized Version of Taconic Crash Is Coming to the Small Screen (Post)
SI Man Crushed to Death Navigating Out of Tight Parking Spot (News)
LaHood Shows Love, But Not Money, for Twin Cities’ Green Transport Hub (Forbes)
New on Google Street View: Pics of Car-Free Places (PC World)

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Ben Fried

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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