Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:40 AM EST on January 22, 2010
- Police Admit Bus Driver Who Killed Fuen Bai Was Backing Up; Still No Charges (Villager)
- W, M on the Chopping Block in MTA Austerity Plan (AMNY)
- It’s Official: Quinn Hands Transportation Committee to Jimmy Vacca (Observer)
- Senate Carbon-Heads Hatch Revolt Against EPA Greenhouse Gas Regs (NYT)
- Clueless Americans Convinced Gas Tax Goes Up Every Year (Infrastructurist)
- More on NYC’s New and Improved Sidewalk Shed Design (City Room, AP, Curbed, Gothamist)
- Roadify’s Bus Arrival Service Rolls Out on Monday for B67 Riders (News)
- Andrea Bernstein Talks East Side Bus Improvements on Brian Lehrer Today
- Get Your Exploding Taxi Fix Right Here (Bklyn Eagle)
- Car-Free Times Square: Better Than Tailgating (News, NY1)
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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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