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By Ben Fried

8:46 AM EDT on August 3, 2015

It’s Been Five Years Since Christie Killed the Most Important Transpo Project in the Nation (News)
De Blasio Considers a Cap on Uber Fares, Not Vehicles (Post)
City Hall Will Spend $25M to Move Waste Transfer Station Ramp Away From UES Park (Capital)
Bronx Teacher on Cross-Country Charity Ride Killed By Texting Driver in Oklahoma (News)
Speeding Driver Injures More Than a Dozen People in Jersey City (AP)
WNYC Maps the Subway Stations You Would Avoid in the Summer, If You Could
Cuomo’s LGA Plan Makes Cap’n Transit Feel Like He’s Living in a Banana Republic
Why Is Connecticut Making So Much More Transit Progress Than New York and New Jersey? (MTR)
Ben Kabak Isn’t Impressed By the Latest Round of Waterfront Streetcar Rumors (2nd Ave Sagas)
Local Pols Call for DOT to Fix Lindenwood Intersection After Hit-and-Run (QChron)
Photos From the First Saturday of the Eighth Year of Summer Streets (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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