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By Ben Fried

9:00 AM EDT on August 9, 2012

Cuomo Gets Pataki to Endorse His Tappan Zee Death Spiral Plan (Lohud)
Read This, Then Try to Imagine the Daily News Exposé on Cars Going 28 MPH in Central Park
Bike Haters of the Daily News Opinion Page Still Don’t Admit That Bike-on-Ped Injuries Are Dropping
Chicago Puts Off Bike-Share Launch Until Next Year (WSJ, NYT)
The News Ought to Consider That NYC Bike-Share Planners May Still Be Weighing Options
Drunk Jeep Driver Crashes Into Garbage Truck, Killing Passenger (News)
If the Q Is the Best Subway Line, What Does That Say About the Rest of Them? (Bklyn Paper)
But Don’t Forget: Trains Are Waaaay Better Now Than They Were 30 Years Ago (2nd Ave Sagas)
Locals Think $150 Million Bridge to City Island in the Bronx Is Total Overkill (Post)
Cyclists and Pedestrians, Living Together Again in City Hall Park (DNA)

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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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