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By Ben Fried

8:55 AM EDT on June 23, 2016

NJ Transit Had to Divert $5 Billion Over 15 Years From Its Capital Budget to Cover Operations (WNYC)
Chris Christie May Finally Have to Raise the NJ Gas Tax (NYT)
How Andrew Lanza’s Support for Move NY Plays in the Staten Island Press (Advance)
Kabak: Yes to a Car-Free 14th Street So People Can Get Around During L Shutdown — and After
Chelsea Should Be Freaking Out About the L-Pocalypse Traffic Without a 14th Street Busway (DNA)
Hesitant on Systemwide Proof of Payment, Pendergast Cites Cost of Hiring More Fare Inspectors (NY1)
Contractors Rep Denise Richardson Blames Construction Delays on MTA Change Orders (Post)
Medallion Owners Team Up With Accessibility Advocates Against Uber (Crain’s)
Tough Crowd at the BQX Streetcar Meeting in Sunset Park (Gothamist)
Thought Experiment: Imagine the Bike Map If Community Boards Planned NYC’s Bicycle Lanes (DNA)
The York Street F Station Only Has One Entrance and It’s Getting Overwhelmed (Bklyn Paper)

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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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