Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on May 29, 2012
- David Byrne: Bike-share Will Rearrange Your Mental Map of NYC (NYT)
- East Brooklyn Seniors Want to Cross Their Streets Without Risking Their Lives (News)
- How the Senate Transpo Bill Would Benefit Transit in the NYC Region (MTR)
- Cabbie Strikes Cyclist Near Union Square, Causing Head Lacerations (Gothamist)
- In Separate Incidents, Drivers Seriously Injure Two Cyclists Saturday Evening (Gothamist)
- Mother of Union Square Hit-and-Run Victim Roxana Sorina Buta Pleas for Justice (Post)
- Sensible Analysis From Bay Ridge Journal About Traffic Dangers Near Site of Hit-and Run Killing
- Federal Safety Regs Force MTA to Put Off Commuter Rail Upgrades (Post, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- One More Reason to Apply “Broken Windows” Theory to Traffic Enforcement (Post)
- Waiting for #BikeNYC’s Breakthrough Smartphone App (NYT)
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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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