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By Ben Fried

9:02 AM EDT on October 30, 2009

Last Leg of Manhattan Bridge Rehab to Cause Months-Long Bikeway Detour, Train Disruptions (NYT)
The Bike Lane Boom: How Does It Play in Western Queens? (Queens Chron)
2nd Ave Sagas Scores Thompson’s Transit Platform and Bloomberg’s Record
Clyde Haberman: Walder Can’t Fix Transit Problems By Waving a Wand (NYT)
TWU Stages Day of Outrage 2 (City Room)
More Suburban Awfulness Rises in NYC: Terrifying Pics of East River Plaza (Curbed)
Sadik-Khan, Burden Are Untouchable in Hypothetical Bloomberg Third Term (NYT)
Coalition Grows to Improve Pulaski Bridge for Pedestrians and Cyclists (Your Nabe)
Safety in Numbers: Is Denver an Exception? (Well)
At Hoyt-Schermerhorn, It’s Goodbye NYPD Sidewalk Parking, Hello Pedestrian Plaza (Bklyn Paper)
Taxi Surcharge, a Poor Substitute for Bridge Tolls, Takes Effect on Sunday (NY1, AMNY)
Pay Dispute, Political Turmoil Leave State DOT’s Top Job Unfilled (Observer)

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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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