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By Ben Fried

9:07 AM EST on February 19, 2010

Brodsky Claims Moving Half a Million Students Costs the MTA Next to Nothing. Wrong. (GG, SAS)
De Blasio Directs Straphanger Ire Toward Albany (NY1)
DOT Tables Plan for One-Way Conversions in Flushing, as Arrival of Traffic Magnet Looms (Your Nabe)
State DOT Has Four Options for a New Kosciuszko Bridge, and They All Add Three Lanes (City Room)
With Fare Hike Already on the Horizon, Christie Budget Devours NJ Transit Funding (WNYC, CBS2)
TIGER Grants Rejected Funding for East Side Bus Enhancements (WNYC)
Amtrak Agrees to Move Operations to Moynihan Station (GlobeSt)
Shocker: Cabbies Displeased With Distracted Driving Regs (News)
A New Frontier for Space Hogging (New York Shitty)
Car-Free Commuting: See How Big American Cities Stack Up (Infrastructurist)

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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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