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By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EDT on June 28, 2011

After 2010 Toll Hike, Traffic Dropped on MTA Bridges and Tunnels (Post)
Jaguar Driver Critically Injures Cyclist on Canal Street (News, DNAinfo)
Bus Driver Strikes 7-Year-Old Queens Girl Chased By Dog (Post)
Family of Aileen McKay-Dalton, Run Down By Treasury Official, Files Civil Suit (Bklyn Paper)
4,500 Riders Per Day on First Weekend of East River Ferry Service With Fares (WSJ)
Round-up: More Coverage of DOT’s Pedestrian Wayfinding Initiative (News, WSJ, Transpo Nation, NYT)
Rack Up Points for “See-Click-Fix”-Style Reporting With the New iPhone App “Commons” (Gothamist)
Cyclists: Is Your Saddle Mashing Your Perineum? (NYT)
Times Transpo Beat: 1,181 Words About Fran Lebowitz and Her Car
The Daily News Doesn’t Shy From Ridiculing a Lawsuit Against the City, When It Suits Them
Must-Read: Cap’n Transit‘s Hierarchy of Curbside Space Allocations

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Ben Fried

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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