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By
Ben Fried
8:56 AM EDT on August 18, 2016
- Why Are NYC Streets Constantly Cut Up? (NYT)
- Livery Cab Driver Kills Pedestrian on Staten Island Expressway Service Road (Post)
- Driver Hits Delivery Cyclist in Amsterdam Ave Bike Lane Near 83rd Street (WSR)
- More Coverage of City Hall’s Push to Reform Commercial Trash Carting, Featuring Norm Steisel (Politico)
- Karen Overton: DSNY’s Abandoned Bike Policy Update Doesn’t Go Far Enough (AMNY)
- People Choose Dollar Vans Where They Provide Faster, More Reliable Service Than Buses (Economist)
- What Happens When You Alert the MTA to a Hot Car (WNYC)
- 6 Advocates and Experts Design Fantasy Subway Maps for Wired
- Distracted Driving Has Attained “Way of Life” Status in New Jersey (NYT)
- The Times Made a Streetfilm About Why We Need a Wider Walk/Bike Path on the Brooklyn Bridge
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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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