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By Ben Fried

8:57 AM EST on December 20, 2016

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Jean Paul Guerrero, 39, in Highland Park (News, Gothamist)
Daily News Co-Publisher: 21st Century NYC Needs to Move Beyond Its 20th Century Transport System
Cuomo’s Uber Bill Includes Surcharge to Fund MTA (Politico)
Tri-State: Political Squabbling Jeopardizes Important Port Authority Transportation Projects
Paul White: As Bike-Share Expands, So Should Safe Streets for Biking (AMNY)
Brooklyn Legal Advocate Makes the Case to MTA Board for Lower Fares, Fewer Fare Evasion Arrests (AMNY)
Cuomo Continues His 2nd Ave Subway Credit-Grubbing Tour (NYT, WNYC, Post)
MTA Awards $80M M Train Rehab Contract to Schiavone Construction Despite Checkered Past (DNA)
New Citywide Ferry Operator Starts Taking Over East River Routes (DNA)
More Coverage of NYC’s New Parking Payment App (Politico, AMNY, Post)
Rental Truck Driver Backs Over, Seriously Injures Man Unloading Goods in Marine Park (Post)

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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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