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By Ben Fried

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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