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By Ben Fried

8:52 AM EST on March 2, 2010

Paterson Digs in to Finish Term, Handle State Budget Business (NY1, News, NYT)
The MTA Hearing Circus Comes to Town Tonight (News)
Post Picks Up on the Big Savings for State and City From Student MetroCards
Judge Rules ESDC Can Seize Properties in Atlantic Yards Footprint (Bklyn Paper, AYR, News, Post)
Why Has the Carlton Ave Bridge Closure Lasted So Long? (AYR)
Too Many Curb Cuts, Too Many Cars in Woodhaven (News)
Clive Thompson: We Don’t Have a Txting Problem; We Have a Driving Problem (Wired via HWD)
British Govt: More Car Ownership, Less Walking and Biking Big Factors Behind Rising Obesity (BBC)
Obama Ditches Motorcade for a Cardio-Healthy Walk (AP)
Subway Phobe Not Running for Senate (NYT)

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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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