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By Ben Fried

9:18 AM EDT on April 29, 2014

Assembly Votes to Increase NYC Speed Cams to 140; Next Up — State Senate (CapNY, WNYC)
Schumer Steps In to the Port Authority Reform Debate (NYT, Post, News, CapNY, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Cuomo Announces $20 Million to Implement Pieces of Tappan Zee Bridge Transit (LoHud)
Inside the Culture of Drinking and Driving at NYPD (News)
MTA Board Committees Advance Contract for Mobile Ticketing on MNR, LIRR (News, Post)
Metro-North Overhauls Schedules to Reflect Changes in Train Speeds (WSJ)
Kallos Wants “Green Barriers” to Shield East River Greenway Users From FDR Drive Traffic (Curbed)
Kallos Constituents Vote for Bus Countdown Clocks in Participatory Budgeting (DNA)
Harsh Winter Pushed 125th Street SBS Launch From April to May (DNA)
R Train Tunnel Sandy Work Ahead of Schedule (NY1); South Ferry to Reopen in 2016 (2nd Ave Sagas)
Which Parts of the Subway System Have Room for New Riders? (Cap’n Transit)

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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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