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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 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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