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By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EDT on September 29, 2011

Chris Ward Will Leave Port Authority a Week After Jay Walder’s Last Day at MTA (NYT)
Cuomo: Transit Expertise Not a Requirement to Run Nation’s Biggest Transit System (Transpo Nation)
MTA Board to Walder: You’re the Best (NY1)
Norman Brown: Walder Leaving Too Soon, Could Have Done Better on Labor Relations (2nd Ave Sagas)
Watch Lew Fidler Explain Why Basic Bike Safety Projects Should Be Singled Out for CB Review (BK Pol)
City-Backed Smartphone-Based Parking Availability App Coming to Arthur Avenue (NY1)
DOT Adds Audible Walk Signals to Help Visually Impaired Pedestrians Cross the Street (News)
Bay Ridge Car Dealerships Park Their Inventory All Over the Sidewalk (Bklyn Paper)
Asked About NYC Bike Lanes, Jim Walden Trots Out His Tea Party Math (Crain’s)
The Herbert London School of Street Design Isn’t Based on Facts (City Journal)
Beautification of Downtown Brooklyn Continues (Brownstoner)

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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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