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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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