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By Ben Fried

8:52 AM EST on February 9, 2016

Tune In to the 30-Minute Mark and Hear How the B-Q Streetcar Will Run on Magical Thinking (Bklyn Paper)
Daily News Withholds a Verdict on BQX Until More Information Comes Out
79-Story Tower Will Rise By the Queens Waterfront With or Without a Streetcar (YIMBY, Gothamist)
MTA Starts Meeting With Local Pols About L Train Shutdown (DNA, NY1)
TA Calls for Cap on Uber Shift Lengths (Post)
Cap’n Transit Is Noticing More People Opting for Uber/Lyft Shared Ride Services
Carlos Menchaca Bill Would Legalize Head Starts for Cyclists on LPIs (Bklyn Spoke)
DDC and DOT to Make Room for More Traffic at Major Staten Island Intersections This Year (Advance)
Vision Zero Paranoia (QChron)
Varick Street Bike Path’s Granite Pavers Already Popping Out (Tribeca Citizen)

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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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