Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:49 AM EST on January 12, 2016
- Hard to See How Cuomo Can Pay for His Transpo Wish List Without Road Pricing (Politico, Crain’s)
- What?! Judge: Driver Who Killed Victoria Nicodemus on Sidewalk Wasn’t Reckless (DNA, Gothamist)
- Add It All Up and Cuomo Wants to Spend $100 Billion on Transportation Projects, Says Aide (Politico)
- The Most Important Project Is Maintaining the Transit System We Already Have (Gotham Gazette)
- Where Are Cuomo’s Infrastructure Ideas Coming From? (Crain’s)
- TWU and Pete Donohue Now Just Blaming Pedestrians for the Hell of It (TWU, Post)
- Former NYC DOT Policy Director Jon Orcutt Hired By TransitCenter
- Overhauling 30 Subway Stations in 3 Years Still Isn’t Fast Enough (2nd Ave Sagas)
- DOT Fleet Overseer Caught Racking Up E-ZPass Fees for Personal Trips on the Taxpayer’s Dime (Post)
- The End of DDC Construction Work on Astor Place Plaza Within Sight (Bedford and Bowery)
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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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