Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EST on January 31, 2012
- Nicole Gelinas: Don’t Fall for Cuomo’s Road-Financing Gimmicks (Post)
- Putting a Price on Congestion “Saves Everyone Money in the End” (NYT Economix)
- Survey: NYers Can Tell Service Has Gotten Worse Since Albany-Induced Transit Cuts (Post, AMNY)
- Are Transit Advocates Getting the Right Message Across? (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Richard Jackson: “Health Happens in Neighborhoods, Not Doctors’ Offices” (NYT Well)
- It’s Time to Start a Body Count for NYC’s Big Box Parking Garage Decks (News, NYT)
- James Sanders Begs for More Commuter Rail Subsidies for the Rockaways (News)
- MTA Releases Handy Map of Late Night Subway Service (2nd Ave Sagas, NY1)
- Sean Sweeney Poses as Pedestrian Advocate (Villager)
- Bike-share Station Planning — Get Psyched! (TreeHugger)
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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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