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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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