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By Ben Fried

8:28 AM EDT on April 16, 2010

Drunk Driving CEO Kills Bus Depot Guard Crossing the Whitestone (News, City Room)
TA Calls for Bike Lane on Flatbush Avenue; DOT: Other Streets Have Those Already (Bklyn Paper)
Council Member Dan Dromm Wants to Make 78th St. Play Street Permanent (News)
Regular Walking and Biking Cuts Risk of Heart Disease 50 Percent (Planetizen)
Health Care Bill Can Help Make Walking and Biking the Easy Choice in South Bronx (Marketplace)
Question for Marty: Is the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Also a “Zealot”? (Bklyn Eagle)
When Is Urbanism Not Really Urban? (Good, Streetsblog LA)
Tough Job: Creating a Great Public Space Next to the Holland Tunnel (Downtown Express)
Performance Parking Might Catch on in New Haven (MTR)
Fare Hike Four Member Carl Kruger Has a Primary Challenger (Bklyn Eagle)

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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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