Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:49 AM EDT on April 20, 2015
- Right of Way Remembers New Yorkers Lost to Traffic Violence Last Year (News, Post)
- Straphangers and Riders Alliance: Pay for Subway Upgrades With Value Capture (News)
- TWU: Law That Made It a Misdemeanor to Hit Someone With the Right of Way Is Too Vague (News)
- One More Reason Not to Exempt MTA Bus Drivers From Right of Way Law (Post)
- Green Cab Driver Strikes Woman in Bed-Stuy Saturday Morning, Causing Severe Head Injury (News)
- DOT Road Diet Plan for East Tremont Ave Runs Up Against Bronx Community Board 10 (BxTimes)
- Bus Riders Left Hanging as Community Boards Dawdle Over 125th Street Bus Lanes (DNA)
- Staten Island Advance Is for BRT, Against Bus Lanes
- The Case for Spending on Accessible Subways and Buses Instead of Access-a-Ride (News)
- NYC Doesn’t Resurface Its Streets Frequently Enough (WNYC)
- Schumer Wants to Give Commuter Railroads 3 More Years to Install Positive Train Control (AMNY)
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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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