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By Ben Fried

8:59 AM EDT on June 26, 2012

It’s Primary Day! Experts Predict Even Lower Turnout Than Normal in NYC (NYT)
Central Queens Cyclists Don’t Want to Be Left Behind By Bike Lane Boom (DNA)
MTA Hopes Free MetroCards Will Lure Disabled Riders From Expensive Access-a-Ride (NYT)
Fare Evasion May Cost MTA $100M, and NYPD Is Happy to Crack Down (Post, DNA, Transpo Nation)
MTA Adding Bus/HOV3 Lane on Verrazzano (WSJ, Post)
What Is Chuck Schumer Doing to Prevent Congress From Slashing Funds for Safer Streets? (MTR)
The Advocates of “Make Lafayette Avenue Safer” Will Keep Pressing for a Full Bike Lane (Bklyn Paper)
Are Push-Button Walk Signals for Prospect Park a Step Up From Meaningless Signals? (Bklyn Paper)
Robert Moses Made Room for Bikes in Parks and Parkways (WSJ), But Not in the Street
Judging By Steve Levin’s Driving Record, He Might Be Thinking of a Run for Borough Prez (Post)

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Ben Fried

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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