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By Ben Fried

8:50 AM EST on March 10, 2016

NJ Transit Director: “We’re Going to Remain Talking Until We Can Get This Thing Settled” (NYT, Politico)
2016 Shaping Up as a Banner Year for DOT Bicycle Program and Protected Bike Lanes (WNYC)
20th Precinct Has 3 Officers Assigned to Motorist Enforcement, 2 Handing Out Bike Tickets (DNA)
For Some Reason the MTA Is Fueling Paranoia About the L Tube Shutdown (DNA)
Let Them Have Wi-Fi (News, 2nd Ave Sagas)
MTA Overtime Costs Rose 11 Percent in 2015 (News, Post)
Barge-to-Rail Shipping Across the Hudson Makes a Comeback, But It Ain’t What It Used to Be (Crain’s)
Here’s What Happens to an MTA Bus at the End of Its Working Life (NY1)
Anyone Think the Tabs Will Stop Putting Desnudas on the Cover Once Times Square Is “Zoned”? (News)
Boris Johnson’s Biggest Regret: Not Building Enough Great Bike Lanes (Guardian)

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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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