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By Ben Fried

8:49 AM EDT on July 27, 2015

Cuomo Continues Gubernatorial Tradition of Trying to Make the MTA Someone Else’s Problem (NYT)
Advocates, Budget Watchdogs Aren’t Impressed With Gov’s Transit Funding Outline (Crain’s 1, 2)
Daily News: Cuomo’s Wrong, Move NY Has Changed the Politics of Road Pricing in NYC
Northeast Corridor and Trans-Hudson Rail Tunnels Held Together With Duct Tape (NYT, WNYC)
Chris Christie Has a Tunnel Under the Hudson He’d Like to Sell You (NYT, WNYC, 2nd Ave Sagas)
WSJ: Citi Bike’s Upgrades Are Improving the Experience for Riders
More Coverage of Citi Bike Expansion (NYT, DNA, News)
Schumer: Feds Should Accelerate Tech to Prevent Drunk Driving (News)
Meet the VC-Backed Companies on a Mission to Get New Yorkers to Drive Private Cars (Crain’s)
Uber’s Pick-Up Patterns in NYC Don’t Look That Different From Yellow Cabs (NYT)
Manhattan and the Bronx Celebrate the Reopened High Bridge (Gothamist)

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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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