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8:39 AM EST on January 4, 2016

    • 230 People Were Killed in Traffic in NYC Last Year -- a New Low (NYT)
    • Few Drivers Who Injure or Kill Pedestrians and Cyclists Face Right of Way Charges (DNA)
    • The Port Authority Has No Idea What to Do About Its Aging Midtown Bus Terminal (Politico)
    • WSJ Surveys the State of the NYC Region's Transportation Mega-Projects
    • Citi Bike Closed Out Its Big Turnaround Year With the 10 Millionth Ride of 2015 (Gothamist)
    • Riders Alliance Plan to Overhaul Q70 to LaGuardia Has Serious Momentum (NYT)
    • Do E-Hail Apps Explain NYC's Drop in Drunk Driving Cases? (Post)
    • A Big Dose of Complacency About Traffic Deaths, Courtesy of the Daily News Opinion Page
    • The Times Profiles the One and Only Jimmy's Bike Shop in Jackson Heights
    • You've Been Sharing the Road With This Guy Whose License Was Suspended 88 Times (Post)
    • Damned Bike Lanes (NBC)

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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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