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By Ben Fried

9:10 AM EDT on April 29, 2010

NYPD: Standing in the Way of Public Safety (News, Advance, Gothamist)
MTA to Lay Off 750 Transit Workers — Mostly Bus Drivers (NYT, News)
Why in God’s Name Is the TWU Still Debating Congestion Pricing? (SAS)
DOT Installing Thousands of Pedestrian Countdown Signals After Trial Shows Safety Gains (Post)
MTA Board Approves Revised Capital Plan; $10B Hole Hasn’t Gone Anywhere (NY1, WNYC)
Again? Related, MTA Reach Hudson Yards Deal (AP)
More on CB3 Member Harry Wieder (Gothamist)
Weird Mockery of 34th Street Plans From the City Room Guys
Fix It First: NJ and NY Drivers Need Better Road Maintenance, Not Bigger Roads (MTR)
The Beginning of the End of Private Car Ownership? (Streetsblog SF)

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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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