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8:48 AM EDT on July 18, 2011

    • Shocker: "Carmageddon" Actually a Pleasant, Light-Traffic Weekend in Los Angeles (NYT 1, 2)
    • Damien Newton Called It! (Streetsblog LA)
    • Commuter Challenge L.A.: The Bikes Beat JetBlue (Streetsblog LA, Slate)
    • Still No Word From Cuomo on Borough Taxi Bill as Fleet Owners Make Last Stand Against It (NYT)
    • Gov Will Sign Life-Saving Crossover Mirror Bill Into Law (NY1)
    • Motorist Drives Land Boat Off FDR Drive, Crashes Onto Cab; Eight Injured (DNAinfo)
    • Jilted Bidder Worksman Cycles Appears in Another Overblown Story Rooting for Bike-Share to Fail (Crains)
    • Can NYC Reform Parking Minimums One Neighborhood at a Time? (Cap'n Transit)
    • News Reporter Tries Her Hand at Pedi-Cab Driving
    • Thumbs Up for First Segment of the East River Esplanade (News)
    • The "Draft Ray Kelly" Campaign Has Begun (News)

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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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