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By Ben Fried

8:49 AM EDT on September 29, 2014

Prendergast Doesn’t Rule Out Road Pricing to Fund Capital Program (Poughkeepsie Journal)
The MTA Needs to Get Its Construction Costs Under Control (YIMBY)
Can P3s Prevent Cost Overruns on MTA Capital Projects? (News)
Don’t Expect Any Fare Hike Hearings Before Election Day (Post)
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Two Men in Separate Crashes on Sunday (Post, News, DNA)
The Times Breaks Out Its Radar Gun to Clock Central Park Cyclists — There’s Video
Cost and Financial Plan for New TZB Still a Black Box (WNYC, Capital)
Bloomberg to Announce Major Philanthropic Push to Cut Traffic Deaths in Developing World Cities (WSJ)
Why Doesn’t Staten Island Get More MTA Investment? Ask Staten Island Pols (2nd Ave Sagas)
Gelinas: Newly Unionized Citi Bike Workers Are in a Precarious Position (Post)
What You Should Do If You’re Struck By a Driver While Biking (Gothamist)

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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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