Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:55 AM EDT on May 27, 2010
- Obama Must Turn Gulf Crisis Into Moon Shot for Green, Efficient Economy (Dot Earth)
- MTA Starts Testing Out Swipeless Fare Payment Next Week (AMNY, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Related and MTA Finally Finalize Hudson Yards Deal (NY1, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- American Motorists Pay a High Price for Low Gas Taxes (Infrastructurist)
- Delanöe Unveils Massive Expansion Plan for Paris Bike Infrastructure (Transport Politic)
- South Williamsburg Groups Hope to Build 1.2 Acre Park Over BQE (Bklyn Paper)
- Residents Say EDC Broke Its Promise to Keep Truck Traffic Off Columbia Street (News)
- A Look Back at Queens Before the Arrival of Car-Oriented Crap (NY1)
- Police in SUV Run Over Sunbather on LI Beach (WABC via Gothamist)
- If Bus Stops Become Parking Spots, at Least Charge a Fair Price (WYDNKBYANM)
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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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