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By
Ben Fried
8:06 AM EDT on March 17, 2010
- Bridge Toll Foe Trounces Spouse-Abusing Bridge Toll Foe for Queens State Senate Seat (NYT, News)
- Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Slated for Brooklyn’s Flushing Ave (Bklyn Paper)
- MTA Blame Game: Another Ingenious Transit Fix From Our State Legislators (SAS, Bklyn Eagle)
- How Other Cities Pay for Student Transportation (WNYC)
- Smart Parking Policy More Important for Green Buildings Than LEED (Planetizen)
- How Much Time Do Motorists Waste Stuck in Traffic? (Infrastructurist)
- The Villager Hasn’t Forgotten About Congestion Pricing
- Bloomberg on Towing Unmarked Police Cars: The Law Should Apply to Everyone (News)
- Fare Evasion Enforcement Down; Fare Evasion Up (News)
- Pols Recognize That Bikes Are Good for NY Tourism Business (Hamptons Online)
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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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