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By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on August 11, 2010
- Bronx DA Won’t File Charges After Deadly Crash at Kingsbridge Bus Shelter (Post, News, NY1)
- Profs Sound the Climate Change Alarm in the Daily News
- TWU Will Run Commuter Van Service on Defunct B71 Route (WSJ)
- Gotham Gazette Digs Into the Dollar Van Business Model
- Charlie Ramos Is Making a Run for Ruben Diaz, Sr.’s Seat (Gotham Gazette)
- Kids’ Creativity Flows at 78th Street Play Street (News)
- Judge Bans Pedicabs From NYC Bridges (WSJ)
- Signs of a Residential Upswing Near the Syracuse City Core (NYT)
- The Challenges of Implementing a Complete Streets Policy in Buffalo (MTR)
- Biking Is Becoming Essential to NYC Renters (RDNY)
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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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